CommuteCast: Rain Takes a Break
More likely overnight
**Wind Advisory From 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday**
**Coastal Flood Advisory Until 10 a.m. Wednesday**
Showers -- and some freezing rain to the north and west -- moved into the region earlier than expected today, which helped keep temperatures slightly cooler than previously forecast. Highs topped out near 50 in spots that received little or no rain, while temperatures were stuck in the low 40s where precipitation fell longer. Rainfall amounts have generally been light with most area totals ranging between 0.05" and 0.15" through mid-afternoon. A lull in the precipitation is likely during the drive home, but roads may still be wet, especially north and west of DC where showers were most common today.
Tonight: Clouds and showers will dominate the night as a cold front passes through the region. Computer guidance suggests that roughly another 0.25" of rain may fall area-wide overnight. As is often the case, precipitation coming off the mountains could dwindle slightly as it progresses east and if this occurs, lesser amounts of rain will fall.
Tomorrow: Remaining showers are expected to depart around sunrise and clouds will give way to increasing sunshine across the region during the day. Cooler air behind the front will keep high temperatures in the low to mid 40s, which is right around average for this time of year. Winds will gust quite strongly at times out of the northwest (which has prompted the above wind advisory from the National Weather Service), making temperatures in the 40s feel colder than the past few days.
See Matt's forecast for the rest of the week and an early look to the weekend.
By Ian Livingston |
January 29, 2008; 3:30 PM ET
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Posted by: jmbethesda | January 29, 2008 3:45 PM
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I was just about to ask the exact same thing. (in)AccuWeather has us at about .2" for Thursday night. Sterling says QPF of around 1", with an unknown amount of that as ice I imagine.
Thoughts, comments and suggestions are welcome :D
Posted by: hobbes | January 29, 2008 3:59 PM
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Looking at the 12z NAM and GFS, the NAM is far more bullish on ice than the GFS. Given our winter thus far, I'll be shocked if we get much if anything out of it, despite what the NWS says.
This winter blows. >:(
Posted by: hobbes | January 29, 2008 4:06 PM
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There's rain mainly north of town. Down here in VA,the area's mainly dry. We should get more action later tonight as the cold front nears.
Posted by: El Bombo | January 29, 2008 4:41 PM
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18z GFS keeps the storm track through the Ohio Valley through Feb. 8, followed by a a change.
Posted by: Augusta Jim | January 29, 2008 6:08 PM
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Are the models still showing a potential snow storm for the DC area around Feb 10?
Thanks!
Posted by: Snowlover | January 29, 2008 6:32 PM
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snowlover yes they are.
Posted by: josh | January 29, 2008 7:06 PM
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Indeed there will be a snowstorm here on February 10. Because I will be away. My name is Murphy, and this is my law.
Of course, I'll be away skiing in Vermont, so I guess I can't complain.
Posted by: Miss snow... | January 29, 2008 8:06 PM
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I have 2 questions for the Weather experts.
#1. How much snow needs to fall in the D.C. area to qualify as a "Big Daddy" snowstorm?
#2. Does the storm showing up to possibly hit D.C. around Feb. 10th have the potenital right now to be a "Big Daddy" type of storm?
Posted by: manassas45 | January 29, 2008 9:44 PM
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worth mentioning?:thunder in lightning in Purcellville, Tuesday at 10.00
Posted by: lucky | January 29, 2008 10:04 PM
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Any thoughts on possible freezing rain late Thursday night per Sterling forecast?