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: Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor (ANZ538) Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 657 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 |  |
Tonight: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Fri: W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... Increasing to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Fri Night: NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Light freezing spray. Sat: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sat Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Snow. Light freezing spray. Sun: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Snow and sleet. Sun Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sleet with a chance of snow. Mon: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of snow in the morning. Tue: W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. | |
| Zone Forecast: Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor (ANZ538) | |
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