More snow is set to fall over the D.C. area. Although it’s likely we’ll only get a dusting, it could worsen conditions on roadways that remain icy days after Monday’s snow storm.
Here’s the latest forecast, along with what residents are dealing with on the roads throughout the region.
Snow forecasted for late Friday, early Saturday
From about 10 p.m. Friday until about 4 or 5 a.m. Saturday, most of the area can expect anything from a dusting to 2 inches of snow, Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper said.
How much snow should we expect in the DC area?
- Most of the D.C. metro area is likely to get between a dusting and 2 inches.
- Areas north and west of Dulles International Airport to the Maryland-Pennsylvania border will likely get an inch or less.
- The areas most likely to get 2 to 3 inches will be Southern Maryland, Virginia’s Northern Neck and the southern half of the Delmarva Peninsula.
- There will likely be a 4 to 6-inch snowfall south of Richmond towards Williamsburg, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for 10 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday for the D.C. area and counties south of the city.
How will this snowfall affect roads?
Most roads should be fine Saturday since it’s a light snow, but Draper says to be cautious of roads that weren’t cleared of ice or snow over the past few days.
“If you do have a sheet of ice on your neighborhood road, that is not going to change with this storm or really any time soon,” Draper said…