Monday Evening March 2 2026
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The second part of this winter weather system will arrive overnight into Tuesday morning with a period of Freezing Rain. The irony is that the first part during Monday brought snow that melted on the pavement. Now we expect the colder air to hang right along the ground as warm air flows at cloud level. My concern is that air temperatures dropped lower than expected with the Monday afternoon snow and have held colder tonight.
Ground temperatures will be the focus as we head into the early morning.
In this report a look at the Live Radar Widget and Simulation Forecast.
Winter Weather Advisory
The Winter Weather Advisory is for counties West and North of Washington and Baltimore where there may be lingering impacts for the morning commute. Yes, that could mean schools as well. But that will be a game time decision.
Whiplash was the best way I could describe the weather in my morning report, and it lived up to the hype, even exceeded it. After the 60s and even some spots near 70F on Saturday, Monday brought us a slushy, wet snow. This developed midday and into the afternoon with a burst of moderate to heavy snow in a narrow band near I-66 in Northern Virginia and across Washington DC and Baltimore.
The daytime helped as the roads stayed wet, but preliminary reports had pockets of 1 to 3 inches of snow. Even North Baltimore City got 1.5”. BWI has not reported yet, so I am waiting to see the official number there to add to our seasonal tally.
Preliminary Snow Reports
Worst Conditions In The Mountains
Set Up
Monday Night Temperatures
Monday Night Surface Weather
Forecast: Wide View
The first wave was a push of snow to the East. The second wave overnight is the push of warmer air to the North. This is what will produce a pocket of freezing rain as the cold air is hugging the ground while warmer air flows first at cloud level.
LIVE RADAR WIDGET
Radar Simulation Tuesday
Midnight to 7 PM
This is a SUGGESTION, Not A Promise. It also does not account for the colder setup tonight, so the freezing rain may affect more areas from 4 AM to 7 AM.
SNAPSHOTS
REMINDER: This is a SUGGESTION, Not A Promise. It also does not account for the colder setup tonight, so the freezing rain may affect more areas from 4 AM to 7 AM.
Early Morning at 4 AM
Temperatures
Radar Simulation
Daybreak at 7 AM
Temperatures
Radar Simulation
Late Morning at 10 AM
Temperatures
Radar Simulation
Ice Forecast
This will not be a heavy ice event. A glaze up to 1/4 inch inland, where it lasts longer. This is just enough for a coating on untreated areas. Most susceptible will be elevated surfaces from steps to overpasses.
Evening At 6 PM
Plain old rain will return at night, and it may be heavy at times.
Temperatures
Radar Simulation
That’s it for now. I will be up early with a focus on the temperatures for icing and to see if the ground responds or holds on to some heat.
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