Major Storm System Could Drop Sleet, Snow On MD This Week: Forecast

MARYLAND — The remains of a storm system that has already dumped heavy snows in mountains in the western U.S. will reach Maryland late Wednesday, and drop a wintry mix on the roads. The National Weather Service said a chance of snow and sleet are in the forecast Wednesday night and Thursday.

Most of the state missed a weekend storm that left 0.02 of an inch of freezing rain in Grantsville early Sunday morning, AccuWeather.com said.

A major storm taking shape in the central United States Monday through Wednesday is expected to lose intensity as it arrives in the eastern U.S. late in the week, but it could still bring wintry impacts.

"Disruption to travel could be a concern at the end of the week for the same major cities in the Northeast," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tyler Roys warned.

When the precipitation first arrives Wednesday night, it could be a wintry mix, especially west of Interstate 95. On Thursday the precipitation should change to rain. "However, frozen precipitation may last long enough for some accumulation,slippery roads and delays in upper Montgomery, Loudoun and Frederick counties and locations to the west," The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang said.

Marylanders should expect snow and sleet Wednesday night, likely after 2 a.m., the weather service said. There is a 90 percent chance of snow and sleet before 8 a.m. Thursday, then rain and sleet likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., then rain after 2 p.m.

Here is the Maryland forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow and sleet after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of snow and sleet before 8am, then rain and sleet likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 8am and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.