Brace yourselves, Baltimore, and surrounding regions, as a cold front swoops in to deliver a winter snap this week. According to the National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC, a series of fronts will cross the area, one of which will slide through today. While mountain snow showers are likely, we might only catch a few flurries.
Temperatures will feel significantly colder, with gusty winds making them seem even chillier, especially mid-week. We're talking low wind chills dipping into the single digits—or even below zero in certain spots. In response to this tundra-like chill, the National Weather Service has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia from 1 AM to 11 AM EST Tuesday. This notably will cause wind chills to drop below -10F tonight along the Allegheny Front.
While a modest coating of snow of around 1" to 2" is predicted for the Alleghenies, the rest of us can look forward to a day of dry weather with rather mild temps - for mid-January anyway - with the potential to peak at 50F in some areas, save for the cooler high elevations. But don't let this milder weather fool you. The National Weather Service warns of a much colder air mass diving behind tonight's cold front. In layman's terms, it's probably time to layer up.
Later in the week, the weather stays mostly dry, except for the Alleghenies, where more snow could be on the horizon. As we inch closer to the weekend, we can expect a bit of a guessing game with the possibility of precipitation. Saturday may usher in rain, while Sunday could flip to snow or a rain-snow mix. As the National Weather Service puts it, the "finer scale details of this weekend’s forecast should gradually come into better focus over the next few days."
The outlook appears a little less blustery for those with their heads in the clouds or the aviation sector. VFR conditions should mostly prevail, and while those gusty northwest winds might ruffle some feathers Tuesday into Wednesday, the latter part of the week should see calmer skies. Mariners, however, might want to dock securely; a "prolonged period of hazardous marine conditions" is expected, and the National Weather Service has already hoisted Small Craft Advisories and a Gale Watch into effect starting tonight through most of the week.
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