Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Chester River to Queenstown MD (ANZ539) Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 358 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 | |
Rest Of This Afternoon: SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. Tonight: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sat Night: NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of rain. Sun: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Rain. Sun Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Snow. Mon: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely, mainly in the morning. Tue: NW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Chester River to Queenstown MD (ANZ539) | |
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