Saturday, February 6, 11AM
A relatively uncomplicated system will cross the area Sunday morning bringing predominantly snow, which may be heavy at times, beginning before sunrise which should result in a nice little morning snowstorm for Super Bowl Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings for all of central MD, and their current snow maps suggest a 4 to 6″ event across the region, however there is some uncertainty because of the possibility of banding of precipitation. The higher resolution models are clearly showing that heavier, narrow bands of snow will develop and move through the the area from southwest to northeast tomorrow morning. If you’re lucky enough to be under one of those heavy bands, then 5+” of snow is reasonable, but those locations between the bands may end up with less. Regardless, I think anywhere from 3 to 6″ is a good call (I’m sure the NWS is relieved to read that I agree with them). Morning travel should be avoided as times of intense snowfall rates will be possible, but this will be a quick mover and should be out of the area by around noon. Temperatures will be above freezing so travel in the afternoon should be fine.
Beyond tomorrow, the chances of winter weather are still looking good as we turn our attention to a possible storm later in the work week followed by what may be the coldest air of the season for Valentine’s weekend. It looks like fun times for awhile so get out and enjoy it.
I’ll update again if there are changes.
The Weather Mill 