... Wind Advisory in effect from 7 PM this evening to 7 am EST
Sunday...
The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has
issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 7 PM this
evening to 7 am EST Sunday.
* Timing... tonight. The highest gusts are likely this evening.
* Winds... northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Washington, DC
Current Conditions
36 °F
Light Snow
17 mph
from the NNW
28 °F
29.69 in
26 °F
75%
9.0 miles
Washington, DC
Updated — 3:35 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Washington
36 °F - Light Snow
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College Park
43 °F - Overcast -
Andrews AFB
34 °F - Light Snow
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Fort Belvoir
36 °F - Mostly Cloudy
Forecast for District of Columbia (20001)
Wind Advisory in effect from 7 PM this evening to 7 am EST Sunday...
Saturday
 Chance of Snow
H 43° / L 22°
|
Sunday
 Partly Cloudy
H 34° / L 23°
|
Monday
 Clear
H 43° / L 31°
|
Tuesday
 Chance of Rain
H 47° / L 32°
|
Wednesday
Mostly Cloudy
H 49° / L 32°
|
Rest of This Afternoon
Rain showers...snow showers with isolated thunderstorms. Breezy with highs around 40. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
TonightMostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Windy with lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and brisk. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Sunday NightMostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.
Monday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday NightMostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Tuesday
Cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
Tuesday NightMostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
Wednesday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Statement as of 12:38 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 2:39 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Special Weather Statement
... Line of heavy snow showers will move across the Washington Metro
area this afternoon...
At 227 PM EST... Doppler radar indicated a line of heavy snow showers
and snow squalls along a line extending Emmitsburg to Clifton...
moving east at 25 mph.
The snow band will reach downtown Washington just before 300 PM...
and the eastern Washington suburbs around 315 PM. The northern
extent of this line will continue to move across the I-70 corridor
in north central Maryland... reaching the western Baltimore suburbs
around 330 PM.
Visibilities will be reduced to less than one half mile in heavy
snow. This activity will last only a few minutes in any one
location... and upward of 15-20 minutes at the most. A quick dusting
to coating of snow is possible with this activity... though most Road
surfaces are still well above freezing. Localized areas will receive
around half an inch of snow accumulation.
In addition... wind gusts in the line of precipitation will approach
30 mph. Temperatures will drop several degrees behind the
boundary... with wind chills dropping from the low 40s into the 20s.
Lat... Lon 3898 7669 3866 7675 3875 7753 3907 7743
3973 7745 3972 7668
time... Mot... loc 1927z 289deg 23kt 3969 7734 3904 7732
3854 7760
Gms
154 PM EST Sat Feb 11 2012
... Line of snow showers moving through the metropolitan areas...
A line of snow showers has begun to move east of the Blue Ridge
mountains into the metropolitan areas of Baltimore and Washington DC
this afternoon. This line of precipitation contains a mixture of snow and
rain. Visibilities may be reduced to less than one half of a mile in
snow... especially across the western suburbs and along the Mason
Dixon line. Closer to the cities... rain is expected to mix in with
the snow... but visibilities will still be reduced to less than a
mile.
In addition... wind gusts in the line of precipitation will approach
30 mph.
