Forecast: A Little Light Snow for Inauguration Eve

Dusting in progress in Gaithersburg - 8:50

very light snow in NWDC with a temp of 29 degrees.

Very light snow in Oakton with a patch of blue sky directly overhead.

Light snow in NW DC

and the light snow has stopped, at least where I am in NWDC, cleveland park. Any idea why the snow seems to be developing right after DC?

Nothing here SE of DC in Suitland yet(working on the holiday, WOOO!). Still some lengthy breaks of sun from time to time. Here's to hoping I need the snow brush when I leave today.

I can't believe Norfolk is going to see upwards of 5 inches of snow with this coastal storm and we're still here - snowless

@NWDCJesse

It's stopped here too. Can't really explain the patterns of snow...it's mostly random. We may get some more to pivot through through the afternoon, though.

Snow north of us, west of us, south of us.. with a nice gap of nothing over the metro area... Typical..

a few little flakes out here in New Baltimore, but sun is trying to peek out :(

Snowing at a nice clip here in Middle River, MD. Ground is already covered with snow.

Light snow again in Oakton, near Fairfax. Perhaps the dry slot is trying to fill in.

300_sq_ft, I have to agree with you that it is truly depressing that NC and Tidewater are going to get a decent snow, and we will get nothing from that storm. Our lame winter continues with no real snow chances in sight.

Snowing in Tysons Corner.

Light snow for the first time today. Maybe the dry slot over Sterling is filling in... I'm praying for a sudden snowstorm.

SNOWING HERE IN HERNDON! It has been snowing at a light/moderate pace for about 20 minutes... got a light dusting just on the sidewalks a little. Nothing on the grass yet.

It's snowing little pellets here in Bethesda -- definitely snow, not ice, but denser and more 3-dimensional than regular flakes. Sort of like styrafoam when you crumble it up. Or like aquarium gravel (but just a little bit smaller). The pellets are dense enough to bounce and roll, but you can also easily crush them between your fingers. I don't remember seeing snow quite like this before. Is there a name for it?

I just went out and checked, and now it's changed to just regular flakes. The pellet-snow lasted about 15 minutes.

Snow again here in G'burg. However the roadways and black surfaces seem to have heated up just enough in the sunlight that the snow is not sticking on those surfaces.

ive seen a verry tiny snow shower around 10 in takoma park md ,since then nothing much is going on i think were done for today

snowing moderately in bethesda but absolutely no accumulation on anything

Sus, sounds like you're getting some graupel. In layman's terms, it's kind of a snow/hail hybrid, but much less dense. We used to get it alot in upstate NY. My friends would ask me why it was raining dip'n dots!

Its been snowing here for 40 min now, my driveway has a slight coating on it.

Snow ended for now in Tysons.. Radar looks like it may be filling back in from the southwest.

Looks like the snow bands keep forming just to the north and west of the District. Just a few flurries in southern Shaw.

dry and partly cloudy here in NWDC. this stinks.

just looking at the radar...where is the snow?

@cjespn

The snow is in Montgomery County and north and west. I know, disappointing for those of us to the south and east -- but some more snow showers could develop this afternoon (confidence only moderate though -- don't get hopes too high).

I just published an update post. See: Update: Scattered Snow Flakes Flying

Brian, I'm glad to know the word graupel—thanks!

Sun just came out and all the snow melted in about 5 minutes.