Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.
A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD (ANZ532) Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 657 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 | |
Today: SW winds 10 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Tonight: NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Fri: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Fri Night: NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Light freezing spray. Sat: N winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Sat Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow. Light freezing spray. Sun: NE winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Snow and sleet. Freezing rain through the night, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD (ANZ532) | |
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