Your holiday weekend might be interrupted by a cold, wet storm on Sunday.
Another round of snow and rain could be headed to the mid-Atlantic for the upcoming MLK holiday weekend so bring out the puffy coats and beanies! The National Weather Service is tracking a storm that could bring a combination of snow and rain to the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas on Sunday and Monday.
A heavy rainstorm originating in the south could possibly turn to snow when it collides with cold air coming down from Canada. Computer models show about a 40% chance the storm will produce at least one inch of snow, with a slight chance of a major snow event that could drop six inches or more.
Areas west of D.C. have chances of higher snowfall totals, with Northwest areas of Maryland and Virginia getting hit the hardest. After a respite from the cold in the middle of the week, temperatures will retreat into the low 20s on Saturday. The colder the air, the higher the chance snowfall totals hit the higher numbers.
Courtesy of National Weather Service
As of now, the most likely scenario is snow starting on Sunday afternoon and turning into a wintry mix overnight and into Monday morning. Monday is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, so schools and government offices will be closed, alleviating traffic and school closures but scuttling holiday parades and events.
There is also a possibility that warmer air pushes the southern storm out to sea, leaving the area with nothing but cold, dry weather.
This year is a La Niña, a weather pattern that normally brings warmer weather to Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. So far, the opposite has occurred, and the mid-Atlantic region has received almost 10 inches of snow—double the amount it got during the entire 2020-2021 season!
Once this storm passes, the area is primed for another snow event around January 21.
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