WEATHER BLOG: Snow/Rain On The Way
Highlights:
Precipitation will be starting in the Greater Baltimore Area between 4 and 7 p.m. today. Later tonight, the mix will change over to snow for a while, but primarily in areas north and west of I-95... However, there will still be rain and sleet along the I-95 corridor and especially south of it. In fact, the precipitation could change completely over to rain along Maryland's Eastern Shore and in southern Maryland... The precipitation (all forms of it) will be coming to an end by noon tomorrow between Baltimore and Washington, and no later than 2 p.m. in northern portions of the WJZ viewing area.
Tweeks:
Precipitation spreads from SW to NE, arriving in the city around 6 PM. The precipitation should stay snow and mix with sleet at times off to the northwest (accumulation 1-3 inches here), in the city it will mix between rain and snow depending on how heavy the precipitation comes down (accumulation around an inch), while to the southeast (Annapolis) it becomes a cold rain (only a coating expected there). The precipitation should probably come to an end rather quickly near of just after noon. So, this is going to be a "fast-moving" coastal storm, and its precipitation will probably reach its 'peak intensity' between midnight and 7 or 8 a.m. -- and it will be lighter at the beginning and near the tail end of it.
We then turn our eyes to a very potent clipper system that will affect the region Sunday night and Monday. At this time, it seems likely that this storm will drop more snow everywhere across the viewing area than the first storm and will come at a much worse time (Monday morning commute).
