ROANOKE, Va. – Wednesday Afternoon Update
As we progress through the rest of the week, a Winter front gathers itself. Moisture from the Gulf coast will be scooped up, and cold air from up north will be pushed south. These two ingredients will bring Winter precipitation for areas across the central and eastern portions of the Country.
Winter weather will begin in the late afternoon and early evening hours for the mid-Atlantic. A couple of rain showers and a light wintry mix is possible at the very beginning of the event. Then, we transition to snow, and stay will snow showers through the morning hours of Saturday.
Warmer temperatures may sneak in from time to time and provide chances for a wintry mix along our southern and eastern counties. Though this is possible, snow will dominate precipitation totals.
Here is a look at 6:00pm Friday. Notice the chance for rain and a light mix leading the charge, then a huge swath of snow showers.
Snow showers continue through the night. Below is a look at the early morning hours Saturday morning.
A few reminders to give yourself a little bit more time and space when driving in snow. There may also be a small layer of ice on some roads from the prior ice we received earlier in the week.
The current odds of seeing 1 inch of snow are really favorable. We do expect the odds to increase as model guidance continues to show consistent amounts of snow totaling to a few inches.
By the time it is all said and done, the amount of snow we see will be fairly consistent from neighborhood to neighborhood. Most are expected to see between 2 and 4 inches, with the potential for some areas to see up to 6 inches of snow.
Below is our official snow total forecast. Again, most areas see roughly 1-4 inches of snow with isolated spots like the mountains racking up a little more than others.
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