Right now, I do expect mainly a cold rain south of DC on Thursday. With that said though, we could see an hour or two of sleet initially. The warm temps on Wednesday should prevent us from seeing any high impacts. The time frame to watch for potential sleet is 10am-3pm. It is too early to say what, if any, impacts this would have on travel or schools. I suspect that it would be minor, but we will need to watch and see how this forecast changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The areas that will have a higher threat of icing will be north of DC, especially as you head towards the Mason Dixon Line. That is where several hours of icing is possible, which could lead to higher-end ice amounts. While Southern MD should transition over to rain easily, it will take longer for these northern areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite warming into the 50s on Friday, yet another blast of cold air will work in to kick off the weekend, cooling us back down in the 30s and 40s. A weak system may pass south of our region on Sunday, which will need to be watched, as it may try to interact with our cold air. It’s far too early to speculate too much on it, but it is something I will be watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n