7:00 AM | Snow this morning and mid-day and then a break in the action and then more snow late tonight/early Wednesday

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy skies with occasional snow during the morning and mid-day hours, a coating to an inch or two likely, cold, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, cold, chance for some more snow late, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with some snow in the morning hours and small accumulations possible on the order of a coating to an inch or so, becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon, cold, low 30’s

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, bitter cold, upper teens for lows

Thursday

Sunny, windy, cold, mid 30’s; bitter cold at night

Friday

Partly sunny, very cold, near 30

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, cold, chance for snow showers, mid 30’s

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, very cold, chance for some snow, low 30's

Discussion

A fast-moving impulse of energy will generate snow in the area this morning and mid-day with a coating to an inch or two possible and then, as a reinforcing cold air mass approaches the region late tonight, a wave of low pressure will form just off the Mid-Atlantic coastline. Snow is likely to break out again late tonight and continue into Wednesday morning as this low pressure system organizes near the coast and additional small accumulations are possible on the order of a coating to an inch or so. Once this mid-week low pressure system departs, very cold air that had its origins in Siberia will move into the Mid-Atlantic region.

Looking ahead, two storms will slam into California later this week and they will subsequently cross the country in a west-to-east fashion. The first and weaker system could spread some light snow into the eastern states early this weekend and then the second and stronger system could play an important role here in the Mid-Atlantic region late in the weekend or early next week.

Video

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