Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend
Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD (ANZ542) Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 133 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 | |
Overnight: E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Wed: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Wed Night: SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Thu: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Thu Night: NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Fri: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Fri Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sat: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow through the night. Sun: N winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Snow. | |
| Zone Forecast: Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD (ANZ542) | |
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