Maryland Weather: Snow Likely First 2 Days Of Spring

BALTIMORE, MD — While Sunday gave us a taste of spring, the work week is another round of winter, with some snow and cool temperatures for the first two days of spring. Bundle up for a snowy start to the season with overnight lows below freezing. We likely won't see nearly as much precipitation or the damaging winds that the nor'easter brought to kick off March, but it certainly won't feel like spring.

A total of 1-3 inches of snow is expected to fall on the first day of spring Tuesday in parts of Maryland. We're talking about a nor'easter flirtation, with chances of snow on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service and other weather outlets. Snow estimates range for an inch or so close to Washington, D.C., to 2 to 3 inches in the Bel Air area.

Clouds should begin to move in Monday, and later in the day and into the night, there's a strong chance of rain. Highs will be hard-pressed to reach 45 and lows should be slightly below freezing Tuesday through Thursday. Spring, by the way, officially starts on Tuesday, March 20.

The Weather Channel breaks it down thusly: "By Tuesday night. . . low pressure should begin to take shape along the mid-Atlantic coast (and) snow or a rain and snow mix could affect a swath from the upper Ohio Valley into the mid-Atlantic region, including Washington, D.C. and Baltimore."

One thing meteorologists agree on so far is that the forecast is highly uncertain.

"The last two nor'easters moved northeast up the coast and impacted the northern mid-Atlantic and New England," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Mike Doll said. "The track of this storm is expected to be different and generally move from west to east across the mid-Atlantic."

So there you go. And once this stuff clears out, Thursday and Friday are expected to be cool but clear. Then the S-word reappears.

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The full forecast:

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Rain likely before 2am, then rain and snow. Low around 34. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain and snow before 8am, then snow likely between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 2pm. High near 40. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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