The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on Capitol Hill, taken Feb. 5, 2017. (George Jiang via Flickr) Winter storm watch for northern MD, including Frederick and Carroll counties TODAY’S DAILY DIGIT
A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. 8/10: Day 2 of our spring fling should delight, even with a chance of snow late at night. EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Still warm, with a stray shower? Highs: Mid-60s to near 70.
Tonight: Increasing chance of rain, could change to snow late. Lows: 30s.
Tomorrow: Snow/rain tapers early, windy, lingering snow shower? Highs: Mid-30s to low 40s. View the current weather conditions at The Washington Post headquarters. FORECAST IN DETAIL Get ready for a wild ride. Temperatures surge into the 60s to near 70 again today, but by late tonight we could see rain changing to snow. The warm ground makes it tough to accumulate, but tomorrow will be cold and blustery nonetheless. Friday stays chilly before we warm well above average again this weekend. Today (Wednesday): Spring-like warmth continues today with partly cloudy skies and the chance of a stray shower. Mild early-morning conditions give way to midday highs in the mid-60s to near 70. Winds breeze in at around 10 mph from the west and southwest this morning, and from the northwest this afternoon. We may fall short of the record high of 70 degrees at both Dulles and BWI, with a better chance of challenging the record high of 68 at Reagan National. Confidence: Medium-High Tonight: Shower chances increase by mid-to-late evening, with rain likely overnight. As temperatures drop into the 30s late tonight, the rain could change to sleet and snow around 4-7 a.m. Light accumulations are possible, maybe a dusting to around 1″, mainly on grassy areas north and west of the District. However, some roads could see a bit of slush, especially in the northern parts of Loudoun, Montgomery and Howard counties. Areas further north, in Frederick and Carroll counties, could see 2-4″ of snow with more significant road impacts, but only if temperatures can drop to near freezing (which is not a certainty). Confidence: Medium | 