Joshfsu123

Yep... back to mainly snow (big flakes too) here in SE DC with these new returns. Yellows are still off to the west.

Now sleet with a few flakes still mixed in. Enjoyed the storm... a few hours of wintry mix to go.

Big flakes have returned in SE DC but no major sleet yet... 2.9"

2.8 as of 10am (Fairlawn 20020 SE DC) Nice rates again over past 5 minutes... fatter flakes too.

2.1 as of 9am (Fairlawn SE DC 20020) ... 28/28

Large flakes with nice rates atm... looks beautiful out. Roads/sidewalks caved a while ago. Piling up somewhat quick.

1.1" here (Fairlawn - SE DC 20020) as of 7:40am. SN, 29/29

Lost the side roads with this latest band of heavier snow across SE DC... coming down nicely. 0.6 - 29/29

Snowing and sticking... except on roads. Didn't take long for the temp to fall below freezing... now down to 31/25. (SE DC)

34/20 in SE DC (20020). According to radar, snow should start within the next 30 minutes. Waiting.

37/10 here now (20020). Got up to 40 for a high.

BWI : 2.1” DCA : 2.8” IAD : 4.2” RIC : 3.8” Tiebreaker : 1.33”

Agreed. What was noticeable is it starts earlier (between 3am/4am now) and still goes till about 11am before switch over. It also gets DC into better rates a little earlier than the 0z run. Like someone else said, improvement from 0z but not as good as 06z. It'll come down to banding features which global models just won't pick up on.

34/10 in SE DC (20020)

? - does the Euro tend to still run a bit dry compared to other models? Or was that fixed in the latest update. Thanks. From what I’ve seen, nothing really has changed. The NAM is jumping a bit but all the models are in terms of where the best banding of snow will set up. North of DC is always the best bet but DC is still likely to get a solid storm... 2-5 inches and some sleet/freezing rain seems like a good forecast right now. But still 48 hours away... things can still shift for the good or the bad.

As some have mentioned, the band(s) of stronger rates of snow won’t be fully known until gametime... so not surprised the models, like the GFS, continue to move around a bit and place heavier areas of snow at different places. That’s why they are used as guidance, but not gospel. GFS still produced good snows for Wednesday.

12z GFS definitely looks better... looks like 4-8 in DC area, north to south, on TT clown maps at HR 78.

Still snowing at HR 78 (18z) according to Instant Weather Maps on 12z GFS... started around HR 70 (09z/10z).

06z GFS looks slightly improved... especially southwest and west of DC... moves snow in around 11z/12z and still snow at 18z for DC but about to flip. 06z ICON looks about the same. 06z FV3/GFS continues to be extremely snowy/sleety.

Same truthfully. I'm moving to Florida in early March, so this will likely be my final snow system/storm in DC ... as long as it snows, could care less how much. Gonna miss it.

My bar for this storm is 3 inches. I know yesterday the models were producing huge numbers but that was a perfect set-up... this is a tough forecast but what it does have is the early thump. But hoping to see the GFS get back on board with the other models. ICON improved at 06z slightly, from 00z, and the EURO/UKMet/FV3 still looks solid. Gonna be a few more days before we know truly how strong the CAD will be. As @stormtracker said yesterday, which has been forgotten by many, yesterday was probably the high bar for many of the models, in terms of snow output.

Sticking nicely on most surfaces... roads are still just wet but shows signs of even sticking on them. Continues to snow at a moderate clip... and beautiful out. Temp fell quickly once snow started. 33/31

It went from light to moderate snow, with decent sized flakes, pretty quickly. If only it would last for a while...

Light snow just began in SE DC in Eastern Market. 35/24

36/23