7:00 AM | **Monday Mid-Atlantic snowstorm**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Snow, mixed with sleet and rain at times, breezy, cold, 3-6 inches in the northern and western suburbs outside the beltway with 1-3 inches in the District and points to the south and east, temperatures holding generally in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Tonight
Snow or a mixture of snow, sleet and rain winds down this evening, windy, cold, lows near 30 degrees
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, still breezy and cold, mid 40’s
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, near 30
Wednesday
Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Thursday
Mostly sunny, cold, upper 40’s
Friday
Partly sunny, chilly, near 50
Saturday
Partly sunny, chilly, near 50
Discussion
A major springtime snow event is underway in the Mid-Atlantic region and it could turn out to be the biggest snowstorm in a couple of years around here. A strong storm is intensifying along the Mid-Atlantic coast this morning as energy transfers from a weakening primary low over the Ohio Valley. As a result, snow will fall heavily at times today, possibly mixed with sleet and rain on occasion and the winds will intensify as the day progresses. Accumulations of heavy, wet snow should pile up today and early tonight in the northern and western suburbs (outside the beltway) on the order of 3-6 inches, and 1-3 inches are likely in the District and areas to the south and east. The combination of the heavy, wet snow and increasing NE winds could cause some power outages throughout the Mid-Atlantic region from this coastal storm by late tonight. Once this storm passes by late tonight, the bulk of the week will remain colder-than-normal and on the dry side.
Video
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