So far this “storm” has been very tame, but things are slowly developing and by evening, some of us may (fingers crossed) have a different perspective. Temperatures this morning remain below freezing and most areas are getting freezing drizzle, but for central MD I think there may be more snow to come, especially for areas north of I-70.
Presently, a storm continues to develop off the southeastern coast and will move to a position off the mid-Atlantic around midday and intensify, and then stall. As the storm nears our area, winds will pick up out of the northeast and become gusty. Those same winds will cool the atmosphere so that the predominant precipitation type would be snow. Moisture off the Atlantic Ocean will funnel down from the northeast and north-south oriented bands of snow will develop. The placement of the low pressure off the coast, and specifically where it stalls will be crucial in determining if we just see some light conversational snow, of if the CCB bandd can really deliver something special. Personally, I have a good feeling about this afternoon and overnight for the northern tier of MD, and even down into Howard and northern Anne Arundel counties, but I’ll look at things around noon and see how they are developing. IF this materializes, just know that localized areas of snow would be possible from early afternoon into the overnight hours, and with temperatures remaining below freezing, driving would be tricky.
Again, I’ll update around noon.
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