The National Weather Service is tracking a system that could bring accumulating snow to the region early Sunday morning, with most of Maryland and Northern Virginia currently forecast to receive around 2 inches. Updated snowfall projections show a wide range of possibilities depending on how quickly temperatures drop and how the heaviest band sets up.
Official NWS guidance shows a “high end amount” of 5 inches for much of the area, representing a 10 percent chance of higher snowfall totals. That scenario requires colder air to win out and the main precipitation band to remain overhead long enough for steadier snow.
In its afternoon forecast discussion, the NWS highlighted the continued uncertainty along and east of I-95. Forecasters note that this is the area with the biggest spread in potential outcomes. Per the NWS:…