The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued both a Special Weather Statement and a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the Baltimore and Washington metro areas, warning of potentially hazardous travel conditions for the Friday morning commute.
Per the NWS, confidence in snowfall totals remains moderate, with forecasters noting a 30 to 50 percent chance that a period of light snow could develop around daybreak. Current deterministic snowfall forecasts call for around a half-inch across most of central Maryland, including Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, with up to one inch possible on untreated roads. This aligns with the Special Weather Statement’s emphasis on light but potentially impactful accumulation.
However, the NWS probabilistic maps show a much wider range of possible outcomes, emphasizing the uncertainty still in play. The region has a 50 to 67 percent chance of receiving at least one inch of snow, but only about a 20 to 30 percent chance of reaching two inches in the immediate metro area…