UPDATE 9:45 p.m. Looks like at least some snow is likely for Tuesday morning.
The amount of snow predicted has changed throughout the day. Just before 9 p.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service upgraded the Winter Storm Advisory to a Winter Storm Warning, which means more than 5 inches of snow is possible.
The Warning calls for heavy snow at times from 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday. If the forecast holds true, you might want to seriously rethink that morning commute.
The storm could mean accumulation rates of 1-2 inches per hour.
Here’s the Winter Storm Watch:
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM EST TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION MAY START AS A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET BEFORE DAWN CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AFTER DAYBREAK.
* ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING…AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY LASTING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON…INCLUDING THE TUESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR.
* TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM HEAVY SNOW. THE SNOW WILL IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATION RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR.
