Worse. Worse from about 4 30 to 5 00 and yes it will stick to the roads. The amazing thing pat its nice and sunny, everything is great. Just within another couple of minutes here comes that snow squall. Thats what were worry birthday during rush hour. Exactly. The timing of this, just one reason why its a weather alert day for us, because the snow a coating to an inch will be sticking to area roads. On storm team 4 radar, hagerstown down to martinsburg in winchester, snow here coming right off of areas of i81 making its way eastward. Were traging another area, too, right down to the south around areas of quantico, friend fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and thnohe nk. Winter atr vint 9 00 p. M. For the threat of accumulation of snowfall bursts of snow. Again, generally an inch or less, but it will stick to area roads. As low as our temperatures are, especially those untreated roads. So the forecast right now what were looking at a 40 chance that well see anywhere from nothing to a tra
Freeze. When the wind does drop, our temperatures get a chance to drop more between 10 and 18 miles an hour. You can see it across the area, 9 in Frederick Maryland and the wind speed delivering windchill values that right now most neighborhoods are just above freezing, from feeling like 6 in minneapolis to 7 in manassas. Just below zero in gaithersburg and hagerstown. Even though winds are easing up more tonight, i expect windchill values to be just below zero. Right now, sunshine across the area. The sun sets at 5 18. As soon as it does, were talking about icy conditions with a flash freeze. Black ice, that thin layer that is very transparent and hard to see. And is on bridges and overpas s overpasses. Roads will become very slick. We want to talk about driving slowly. A lot of folks, a little deceived from conditions on area roads. As soon as the sun sets it will get slick. Ill be back with the timeline forecast showing you a chance for a little bit more snow coming your way tomorro
Into summer. Theyre digging out. Parts of the northeast digging under a foot of snow slowing down air travel a second straight day. Good evening. Im jim. Im norene with the sun setting danger on the rise. Everything you need to know about the cold conditions. Well start with Doug Kammerer and the flash freeze hes talking about. Numerous accidents on the road and seeing it on my facebook. Temperatures in the teens all day long. High temperature, 19 in d. C. , sitting at 18 degrees, 12 in gaithersburg and 12 in manassas and 16 in culpeper. We are way below freezing and been below freezing all day. With the sunshine up, sunshine was able to get some melting and we had some water on the roadways. With the sun making its way down setting at 5 18, we are freezing fast. Roads becoming very very slick and that continues to happen the next few hours. If you happen to be on the roads, please be careful, especially secondary roads. Most are good but secondary roads out there. Many schools taking