Nor’easter timeline for the DMV: When rain tapers off in DC, Maryland and Virginia

The Brief

  • Following Thursday’s severe storms and hail, a coastal nor’easter is bringing chilly rain and gusty winds across the Northeast on Friday, Nov. 13.
  • Rain is expected to taper off from south to north through Friday afternoon and evening, though higher elevations inland will see accumulating snow.
  • Colder air moves in behind the storm for the weekend, dropping overnight temperatures into the 30s across New York, Philadelphia and the DMV.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commuters across the Northeast are waking up to wet roads and brisk winds on Friday, Nov. 13, as a coastal nor’easter tracks up the East Coast.

After Thursday’s severe thunderstorms brought hail, heavy downpours and tornado warnings to parts of the I-95 corridor, the severe weather threat has ended. While higher elevations in New York, northern Pennsylvania and New England are seeing the season’s first accumulating snow, major cities along the coast are dealing with lingering rain and gusty winds before conditions dry out by Friday night.

Below is when the rain will wrap up and what to expect for the weekend across the region.

DC, Maryland, Virginia

Across the DMV, lingering morning showers east of the mountains are tapering off on Friday, Nov. 13, giving way to cloudy, breezy and cooler conditions by Friday afternoon. Highs in the immediate D.C. area will reach the upper 40s to near 50 degrees, accompanied by northwest wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph.

Farther west in the Alleghenies, accumulating snow remains possible through Friday. The D.C. metro area will stay dry into the weekend, with overnight lows dipping into the 30s and frost or near-freezing temperatures possible across parts of Maryland and northern Virginia.…

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