An arctic front drops by this afternoon into tonight and is forecast to bring scattered snow squalls.
Recent short term models have been picking up on rather widespread snow showers from DC north. (We're on the southern edge here). A coating of snow is possible but will be limited by the short duration of the event and rather warm ground temperatures. After the front drops by winds will pick up, gusting into the 50 mph range at times. Thus, the NWS has issued a wind advisory for Northern MD. Temperatures will drop rapidly behind the front so moisture left on the roads could freeze to form isolated slick spots on the roads, which is also noted by the NWS.
...SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO IMPACT RUSH HOUR
THIS EVENING...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING DURING RUSH
HOUR. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL START TO MOVE INTO THE
METRO AREA BY 4 PM AND SHOULD CLEAR THE REGION BY 8 PM.
THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND COULD DROP A QUICK
COATING OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS. WHILE ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE WARM AT
PRESENT...GUSTY WINDS AND COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA MAY
RESULT IN PATCHES OF ICE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS THIS EVENING. THE
GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REACH 50 MPH WHICH COULD CAUSE SPOTTY MINOR
DAMAGE.
EVENING COMMUTERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND TAKE THEIR TIME.
VISIBILITY COULD DROP RAPIDLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD DURING HEAVIER
SNOW SHOWERS...AND ROADS WHICH APPEAR WET LATER THIS EVENING
COULD IN FACT BE ICY.
