-Single digits to teens Sat am - wind chills below 0.
-Sat forecast 22 and Thur forecast 21. DC hasn’t seen high as cold as 21 since '18.
-NWS has 20s highs for six days. Would be longest streak since seven in Feb 1979.
-5 Tue would break daily record from 1935.
• More sleet, less pure snow, some spots could get 1–3" of sleet on top of snow (very heavy)
• Freezing rain risk up S of Beltway; outage risk growing, esp. S MD
• Clear early, often: this will harden quickly
Link: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Here we go...subject to change:
• Beltway: 5–10"
• SE areas.: 4–8"
• Far NW areas: 8–14"
Change to sleet will cut down snow totals Beltway + SE but result in hard-to-shovel mess.
Full briefing: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Here we go...subject to change:
• Beltway: 5–10"
• SE areas.: 4–8"
• Far NW areas: 8–14"
Change to sleet will cut down snow totals Beltway + SE but result in hard-to-shovel mess.
Full briefing: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
This means a high threat of a high impact winter storm that causes significant travel delays, closures and threats to life and property.
NWS has a helpful threat assessment page for evaluating the risk of different weather hazards.
There's still 5 to 6 days until this storm arrives, but the "potential" (not guarantee) for a major winter storm is on the table.