Inauguration Weather: PM Update

The occasional snow has now moved out of the Washington area, which received only a minimal accumulation. Total precipitation at the major reporting locations was 0.01" at Dulles and BWI, with only a trace at National Airport. Baltimore Inner Harbor reported a whopping 0.03". Snowfall amounts were a bit higher to the north and west, with some reports of 1-2" in central and northern Maryland.

The outlook for Inauguration Day continues to be cold and dry, with a brisk northwesterly breeze. A few snow flurries are possible (20% chance) in the afternoon. After a morning low in the lower 20s, temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark later in the day.

Some snowfall amounts reported by the National Weather Service as of 4 pm:

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT

MARYLAND

...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
   FROSTBURG              4.0   244 PM  1/19   SPOTTER

...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
   HUNT VALLEY            2.0   230 PM  1/19   WBAL-TV MEDIA
   JACKSONVILLE           1.5   230 PM  1/19   USDA METEOROLOGIST
   OWINGS MILLS           1.3   200 PM  1/19   SPOTTER
   REISTERSTOWN           1.0   125 PM  1/19   SPOTTER
   TOWSON                 1.0  1220 PM  1/19   EMGNCY MNGMT

...CARROLL COUNTY...
   WESTMINISTER           1.3   255 PM  1/19   SPOTTER
   SYKESVILLE             1.2   145 PM  1/19   NOAA/NESDIS EMPLOYEE
   WESTMINSTER 1N         0.9   106 PM  1/19   CO-OP

...HARFORD COUNTY...
   JOPPA                  1.5   200 PM  1/19   SPOTTER

...HOWARD COUNTY...
   ELLICOTT CITY          1.5   330 PM  1/19   MEDIA RPT
   COLUMBIA               1.4   245 PM  1/19   SPOTTER

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
   LAYTONSVILLE           1.5   315 PM  1/19   MEDIA RPT
   MONTGOMERY VILLAGE     1.5   330 PM  1/19   NWS NCEP EMPLOYEE
   OLNEY                  1.5   158 PM  1/19   SPOTTER
   BROOKVILLE             0.5  1255 PM  1/19   SPOTTER
   GERMANTOWN             0.3  1125 AM  1/19   MAINLY GRASSY AREAS

VIRGINIA

...CITY OF HARRISONBURG...
   HARRISONBURG           1.0  1128 AM  1/19   WSVA RADIO STN

...CITY OF MANASSAS...
   MANASSAS               0.5   235 PM  1/19   SPOTTER

...CITY OF WINCHESTER...
   WINCHESTER             1.5   350 PM  1/19
   WINCHESTER             0.5  1115 AM  1/19   NWS EMPLOYEE
   WINCHESTER             0.4  1156 AM  1/19   SPOTTER-ROADS COVERED

...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
   HERNDON                0.3   115 PM  1/19   NWS EMPLOYEE
   RESTON                   T   220 PM  1/19   SPOTTER

...FREDERICK COUNTY...
   GRAVEL SPRINGS         2.5   312 PM  1/19   NWS EMPLOYEE
   STEPHENS CITY 2E       2.0   130 PM  1/19   SPOTTER
   MIDDLETOWN             0.7  1205 PM  1/19   SPOTTER
   CROSS JUNCTION         0.5   953 AM  1/19   SPOTTER

...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
   STERLING NWS/WFO       1.0  1245 PM  1/19
   STERLING               0.3  1225 PM  1/19

...RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY...
   SPERRYVILLE            1.5  1111 AM  1/19   SPOTTER-EST 1/4 MI VSBY