The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center has included most of Maryland in a “Slight Risk of Heavy Snow” zone for the period of March 2nd through March 8th, putting early March on the radar for potential winter weather.That outlook, however, is being met with some skepticism locally.
In a video posted to social media on Monday, NBC4 meteorologist Amelia Draper posed the question many are asking after the latest round of wintry weather: “Was today the last snow day of the season?” Her answer was clear. “I think the answer is yes… for a few reasons.”
Draper explained that from this point forward, average snowfall drops to under one inch, meaning the odds of impactful snow are no longer in our favor. She also noted that meteorological spring begins Sunday, March 1st, with astronomical spring following on March 20th…