Washington, District of Columbia

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Winter Weather Advisory
Area(s): District of Columbia; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Southern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Anne Arundel; Northwest Montgomery; Central and Southeast Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Central and Southeast Howard; Northwest Harford; Southeast Harford; Fairfax; Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria; Northern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park
Effective: 23aaeor0aa -> 24apeor0ap
Onset: 24aaeor0aa -> 23apeor0ap
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 23aaeor0aa
Headline: Winter Weather Advisory issued December 23 at 3:00AM EST until December 24 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Description: * WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulation of a light
glaze to a few hundredths of an inch. A dusting to one tenth of an
inch of snow is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of DC, central, north central, northeast, and
northern Maryland, and northern Virginia.

* WHEN...From 5 AM to 1 PM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road
conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday
morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Precipitation begins as light freezing rain
early Tuesday morning along and west of US-15, then begins along
the Interstate 95 corridor around or just before sunrise. Some
snow could mix in at times, though that is most likely along and
north of Interstate 70. Precipitation transitions to a mix of rain
and freezing rain late Tuesday morning, before coming to an end
early Tuesday afternoon.