- Weather Alert: Cold & icy
- Frigid day ahead
- Cold remains all week
- Snow chance Saturday
UPDATE: Fauquier County Public Schools will be closed Wednesday because of secondary road conditions. "Essential personnel are expected to report at 8 a.m. and administrative offices will open at 11 a.m. All school activities and events are canceled," the school district said.
We made it through our biggest snow in three years and will now have to deal with the cold for the remainder of the week.
Many school districts remain closed on Tuesday. You can find a full list of school closures here. Metrobus will operate on a severe snow plan.
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Our forecast of 6-10 inches was verified for nearly all of the StormTeam4 viewing areas.
- Reagan National recorded 7.2 inches of snow while Dulles had 5.1 inches and BWI-Marshall had 6.6 inches.
- The big winners were Prince Frederick, Maryland, with 11.6 inches and Independent Hill, Virginia, which reported 11 inches.
- Frederick and Washington counties in northern Maryland were on the low end with 4 to 5 inches.
The week ahead promises to be bitter cold all the way to the end. Even with a fair amount of sunshine, high temperatures will stay at or below freezing from Tuesday through Friday.
In addition to the cold will come a biting Northwest wind that will keep wind chills in the 10s during Tuesday afternoon and in the single numbers overnight.
Weather radar
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Saturday's snow chances
The next storm to watch will come on Saturday. The storm appears to be on a much more southern track than this last one so unless something changes, snow totals will be lower.
With so much cold air already in place, this next storm should also be an almost all-snow event. How much snow? Well, that's tough to say five days out. The European models are showing 1-3 inches while American models are in the 3-5 inch range.
The timing on both shows the bulk of the snow coming on Saturday morning with a very quick cut-off on Saturday afternoon. Unless this storm track changes dramatically, this will be a much lower impact event.
Though not exactly warm, temperatures should get close to 40° Saturday afternoon with the skies clearing and should get above 40° on both Sunday and Monday. Another shot of cold air will arrive early next week so get used to wearing those heavy coats.
10-day forecast
Quickcast
TUESDAY:
Generally Sunny
Windy, Bitter Cold
Daytime Chills: Near 15°
Wind: Northwest 16-32 mph
Chance Of Snow: 0%
HIGHS: 28° - 34°
TUESDAY NIGHT:
Passing Clouds
Cold And Blustery
Wind Chills Around 5°
Chance Of Rain: 0%
Wind: Northwest 10-20 mph
LOWS: 15° - 20°
WEDNESDAY:
Sun And Clouds
Gusty, Bitter Cold
Daytime Chills: Near 15°
Chance Of Snow: 0%
Wind: Northwest 12-24 mph
HIGHS: 28° - 34°
THURSDAY:
Sunny And Cold
Gusty Wind
Daytime Chills: Near 10°
Wind: Northwest 15-30 mph
Chance Of Rain: 0%
HIGHS: 26° - 32°
FRIDAY:
Freezing Cold
Increasing Clouds
Diminishing Wind
Wind: Northwest 8-18 mph
Chance Of Snow: <20%
HIGHS: 28° - 32°
Sunrise 7:27 Sunset 5:03
Average High: 45° Average Low: 31°
