Dangerous storm outbreak could slam DC area Mon.
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SW/NW 15 - 25+. Tuesday: Becoming mostly cloudy, windy and colder with a stray flurry. Highs 40 - 45. Winds: NW 10-20. Tuesday Night: Clear to partly cloudy, cold. Lows: 20s. Winds: NW 10. Our Weather Impact Alert continues through midnight due to additional strong storms and high wind gusts.
After two days of springlike, even summerlike warmth, temperatures tumbled Thursday and a mix of rain and wet snow fell across the D.C. region.
A springlike surge could send DC temperatures near 80 Tuesday, threatening a daily heat record and running about 30 degrees above normal.
While this certainly happens as cold fronts come in, it's not the ideal set up to get snow in the DMV. What often happens is by the time the cold air gets here, the moisture is gone and we don't get any snow.
A big winter storm could hit the DC area Virginia and Maryland this weekend, NOAA and NWS forecasts. When will it start, and how much will you get?
March averages just 2 inches of snow in Washington, DC — but history shows late-season storms can dump half a foot or more in a single event.