Capital Weather Gang
Snow chances increase for early Friday, and a little accumulation is possible

The chance of snow Sunday has decreased a bit.

By Jason Samenow
February 27 at 3:54 PM

On Tuesday, computer models suggested that the snow potential for late Thursday night and early Friday was pretty minimal, while Sunday night might offer better prospects for accumulation.

Today, they’ve traded places. Their forecasts indicate that the chance of accumulating snow very early Friday has increased a little while Sunday night’s snow outlook has dimmed.

Thursday night and Friday morning snow potential (?


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A rather weak area of low pressure will pass to our south while modestly cold air seeps in from the north. This combination may squeeze out light snowfall across the region. ... Models have come into reasonably good agreement that light rain, snow or a mix of precipitation could begin after 10 p.m. Thursday. Temperatures above freezing mean precipitation should initially melt.

But into the predawn hours Friday, any rain or mixed precipitation should change to snow from the Beltway to the north and west as the air cools to near freezing. Some accumulation is possible here, especially in our colder north and west.
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Jason Samenow is The Washington Post’s weather editor and Capital Weather Gang's chief meteorologist. He earned a master's degree in atmospheric science and spent 10 years as a climate change science analyst for the U.S. government. He holds the Digital Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association. Follow https://twitter.com/capitalweather