Winter Weather Advisory Expanded

The winter weather advisory has been extended farther south and west. The metro Richmond area will see temps dropping into the range of 34-37 degrees, and will likely not be added to the advisory area.

Winter Weather Advisory Issued

A winter weather advisory has been issued for northwest and north-central VA, which will be in effect from 8 PM tonight until 9 AM tomorrow. The primary precipitation type will be freezing rain (glaze of ice), as rain falls into very shallow sub-freezing temperatures. This advisory could be extended farther south and west later this evening.

Snow Friday & Saturday?

Friday is looking like your classic "over-running" snow event. This is when large amounts of warm moist air is pumped up on top of a cold air mass. Usually this will create a wide swath of moderate to heavy snow. There are still some uncertainties on the placement of the front, which will be key to who will see the heaviest snow.



Also, the ECMWF (a reliable model) shows a coastal low developing on Saturday. It has this low hugging the coastline as it heads up to New England. The ECMWF ensemble (even more reliable) shows this low a little farther off the coast with colder conditions, which would be more favorable for snow in our region. At this point, I would say a storm is looking more and more likely. However, as we all know...track is everything! A lot will change from now and then, so we will continue to bring you updates.