12/31-1/1 Possible Snow Showers/Squalls to Start 2026

[rjvanals]

NAMs lose the signal for tonight 

[TSSN+]

13 minutes ago, rjvanals said:

NAMs lose the signal for tonight 

Nam is worthless. Hrrr has it and fv3

 

[rjvanals]

Tomorrow night does look interesting imo with the potential of some pretty robust squalls 

[EastCoast NPZ]

1 hour ago, SnowenOutThere said:

I plan to hike Dolly Sods or Blackwater falls the 2nd of Jan. Does anyone know the best (aka most plowed) way to get into those areas? I have a 2011 Honda CRV which has good all wheel drive but low clearance (7in) so I probably shouldn't try driving it on 10 inches of fresh snow. 

48 out to Davis will be passable.  You won't hit any snow at all until you make the final climb up the plateau around Bismark.  You'll only be driving through maybe 15 - 20 miles of snow to Blackwater.  The trucks do an OK job plowing.  The worst part will be the roads inside the park.

[CAPE]

2 hours ago, SnowenOutThere said:

I plan to hike Dolly Sods or Blackwater falls the 2nd of Jan. Does anyone know the best (aka most plowed) way to get into those areas? I have a 2011 Honda CRV which has good all wheel drive but low clearance (7in) so I probably shouldn't try driving it on 10 inches of fresh snow. 

Dolly Sods is a really rough and slow ride up, and I did it in the early Summer in a Jeep.. You might want to reconsider that one. I would stick to the valley and the Canaan Valley resort area. Plenty of good hiking around there.

eta- You could hike up but I wouldn't recommend it if you aren't experienced. I cant imagine any access roads via vehicle are open in winter.

[nj2va]

HRRR continues to show parts of the Eastern Shore into DC/Alexandria see snow overnight.

[jayyy]

SWS issued by NWS. 30% chance

[snowfan]

4 hours ago, SnowenOutThere said:

I plan to hike Dolly Sods or Blackwater falls the 2nd of Jan. Does anyone know the best (aka most plowed) way to get into those areas? I have a 2011 Honda CRV which has good all wheel drive but low clearance (7in) so I probably shouldn't try driving it on 10 inches of fresh snow. 

Blackwater will be fine regardless of snow depth. I've been up there w 2-3 ft of snow depth and while the roads can be snow packed, they are drivable. 

There will be no driving access to dolly sods. The FS roads that provide direct access are closed in the winter. You may want to look into going to whitegrass ski area and paying their small day use fee for hiking and snowshoeing. You can hike up above 4000ft and when you're done, get a hot meal at their hut at the base. 

[bncho]

Oh well. Setting an alarm for 3:30am tonight. Probably in vain. But a weenie’s gotta do what a weenie’s gotta do!

[nw baltimore wx]

I just woke up and see some light returns had just passed through the area. Checking the grill top tells me it was just virga here.

[WxUSAF]

Nada IMBY

[Eskimo Joe]

59 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Nada IMBY

[stormy]

8 hours ago, CAPE said:

Dolly Sods is a really rough and slow ride up, and I did it in the early Summer in a Jeep.. You might want to reconsider that one. I would stick to the valley and the Canaan Valley resort area. Plenty of good hiking around there.

eta- You could hike up but I wouldn't recommend it if you aren't experienced. I cant imagine any access roads via vehicle are open in winter.

I support Capes thoughts completely.   This is no-mans land during winter.