Forecasters predict between two and four inches of snow to fall on Sunday in the Washington, D.C. area, causing hazardous road conditions and travel delays ahead of Monday’s inauguration events in the nation’s capital.
A frontal system will bring some rain to the area on Saturday. “By Sunday, we’ll have an area of low pressure just offshore as the arctic air rushes in, and bang! “We had a small patch of snow that spread across the Mid-Atlantic,” Barnes explains.
A frontal system will bring a few showers to the area on Saturday. “By Sunday we get an area low pressure just offshore as that arctic air moves in and boom! We got a little patch of snow that develops across the Mid-Atlantic,” Barnes says.
“The modeling is trying to give a widespread two to four inches of snow across the area,” he added.
“We’ll have to watch the evolution of this system for Sunday as snow is likely and then behind it, it’s just going to be frozen solid around here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.”
Winter Weather Timeline: Detailed Forecast for the Washington, D.C. Region (NWS)
Saturday
Before 10 a.m., there is a slight chance of rain, and between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., there could be rain showers. The sky is primarily cloudy, and the temperature hovers around 47 degrees.
Saturday Night
There is a probability of rain after 1 a.m., which may mix with snow after 4 a.m. The weather is mostly cloudy, with a low temperature of 31 degrees.
Sunday
Snow is likely to fall, especially after 7 a.m. The weather is cloudy, with a high temperature of approximately 34 degrees.
Sunday Night
There’s a risk of snow before 1 a.m. The weather is partly cloudy, with a low temperature of approximately 17 degrees.
Inauguration Day / Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The weather is sunny, with a high around 23 degrees.