Posted on 01/17/25
| News Source: Pikesville Patch
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 17, 2025 - A winter storm is predicted to develop along an incoming Arctic cold front this weekend, increasing Maryland's chances of seeing accumulating snow.
Estimates by the National Weather Service on Friday called for snowfall amounts of 4 inches in Westminster; 3 inches in Bel Air, Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick and suburbs close to Washington, D.C.; with 2 inches of snow expected in Hagerstown and areas further west.
Skies will gradually clear on Friday, giving Baltimore area residents a mild day of sunshine and temperatures in the lower to mid-40s before conditions change on Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service's latest forecast, there's a chance of snow Shabbos before 10 a.m. Snow is expected to transition to rain showers by late morning and continue into the afternoon.
A relative lull is expected by late afternoon and evening Saturday as an Arctic cold front and low pressure system pushes to the east. A second wave of low pressure will then take shape over the Tennessee Valley, which forecasters said will become Sunday's winter storm.
Depending on how the storm evolves, forecasters said the Baltimore region could see as much as 3 inches of snow on Sunday.
"Computer models vary significantly in their predictions for how much snow will fall Sunday," the Capital Weather Gang said in its latest forecast. "The more reliable models suggest about 1 to 3 inches in the region. But some of the outlier models, which can’t totally be discounted, simulate anything from no snow to 10 inches."
By Sunday, a polar vortex — a stormy ring that typically keeps the coldest air locked up near the North Pole — will settle over Maryland and bring bitter and dangerously cold temperatures to the Baltimore region.
Temperatures on Sunday will reach the 30s before falling into the mid-20s on Monday. Lows will plunge into the single digits before the most frigid temperatures arrive Tuesday. According to the NWS, Tuesday will see a high of 21 degrees and a low of 8.