Another day, another threat of wintry weather for the D.C. region.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Montgomery County and much of the area for Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon.
The NWS says some sleet and freezing rain is possible:
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
* ACCUMULATIONS…ONE-QUARTER INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN. UP TO ONE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION.
* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN MID MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S THIS EVENING RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY MID MORNING.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY FROM SLEET AND ICE. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS DURING THIS TIME INCLUDING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
