Maryland Weather: Winter Storm will bring accumulating snow to the area

Baltimore– Snow develops between 7 p.m. 13 and at. 17 today. Still for heavy snow is probably this evening tonight. Snow narrow off before 7 p.m. 7 Wednesday. Widespread delays and closures are probably Wednesday morning in the wake of the storm.

ONE Winter weather advisory is in effect for Baltimore City, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Cecil counties this afternoon until Wednesday morning. Meanwhile a Winter Storm Warning Has been issued for the rest of Maryland in the same timeframe.

Snowfall connections of 2 to 4 inches expected in the advisory area. In the warning zone, Widespread 4 to 6 inches Totals are expected with More than 6 inches possible In some areas across Southern Maryland.

Timing and influences

This morning stays dry with mostly cloudy to cloudy sky and temperatures in the low 30s. Snow is expected to develop between 7 p.m. 13 and at. 17 today and spreads from south to north. At tonight’s commuting is expected to be moderate to heavy snow, especially in southern Maryland.

Snow continues through tonight until early Wednesday morning, bringing the potential for hard, smooth and slow travel conditions as temperatures fall into the top 20s to about 30 degrees. Roads are likely to be snow -covered and difficult.

Early Wednesday morning, pockets with light -freezing drips and gossip are possible with temperatures near or below 32 °. Smooth conditions are possible, especially on untreated and elevated surfaces such as bridges and transitions.

By late Wednesday morning, temperatures begin to rise in the mid -30s, allowing for some improvement in road conditions.

Extra winter mix and rain Wednesday night and evening

Another low pressure area will approach Wednesday night, which brings another rainfall.

Depending on the surface temperatures, this could begin as a wintry blend of freezing rain and gossip before switching to rain. The biggest risk of a few hours of ice -cold conditions will be in Carroll, Frederick and Washington counties as well as areas further west into western Maryland. Isolated pockets of icy weather will also be possible on Wednesday evening over the northern Baltimore and Harford comments before a transition to rain.

Temperatures are gradually heated in the mid -30s Wednesday night with ordinary rain expected throughout the area. Rain decreases before 7 p.m. 7 Thursday.

Completion of the week prospects

• Thursday: High temperatures will climb to almost 50 ° with blasing, but the expected dry conditions.
• Thursday night: A colder air mass moves in behind the departure storm system where low falls back in the 20s and 30s.
• Friday (Valentine’s Day): Expect bright and windy conditions with heights in the upper 30s to almost 40 degrees.

Weekend Storm System

The next storm system arrives this weekend, bringing a chance of rain and snow mix on Saturday changing to rain before Saturday night. The rain continues, heavy at times, Saturday night into the early Sunday afternoon.

• Saturday: Cloudy with rain and snow mixture develops. Any mixture will be short with a transition to rain everywhere before Saturday night. Heights reach the lower 40s at midnight.
• Sunday: Rain, stable to heavy at times, through early afternoon, before taking off. Pockets with flooding are possible, especially in poor drainage areas and near small streams. Wind will also trigger 40 to 50 km / h, which can click on wooden voices and cause localized power cuts. Temperatures reach the lower 50s before falling Sunday night when an Arctic cold front crosses the area.
• A possible Wjz First Alert Weather Day has been labeled Sunday’s potentially stormy and disturbing weather.
• Presidents Day: Stunning cold and wind. Heights in the lower 30s with wind cooling in teens and lower 20s.

Keep an eye on updates as this winter storm develops. Travelers need to prepare for slippery roads and Potential travel disordersEspecially Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.