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Stay tuned to Patch for updates throughout the day on winter storm Stella and how it will impact D.C.

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(Updated at 9:14 p.m.) WASHINGTON, DC — The nor'easter Stella is fast approaching D.C., and she's bringing lots of snow with her. We'll be keeping a live stream of updates on the weather — and any changes to the forecast — in this post throughout the day, so stay tuned. (For updates on the incoming storm and other local stories that affect you, subscribe to Patch's daily newsletter and breaking news alerts for your DC neighborhood.)

How much are we going to get? The National Weather Service says D.C. will get 4 to 6 inches of snow.

When is it going to hit? The heaviest snow will take place between 9 p.m. Monday night and 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.

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The Capital Weather Gang is expected to release a major update on the storm later this morning, and we'll post relevant updates as we get them.

UPDATE 9:14 p.m.: Flurries started around the region a few hours ago, but the snow has begun to fall in earnest right on schedule. The first coating of snow is being reported throughout the D.C. area and the snow will continue to fall overnight. How many inches will we get? That remains to be seen, as we are right on the line where the snow turns to sleet and rain. So far, however, the forecast still calls for about 4 to 6 inches for D.C. and parts north and west, and 2 to 4 inches in the south and east.

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In the meantime, enjoy these spectacular radar images of the approaching storm.

UPDATE 4:22 p.m.: The latest projection from the National Weather Service indicates that snowfall totals will be 4 to 6 inches in Washington, D.C., and points north and west of the city. In Prince George's County and southward, it will be in the 2-to-4-inches range.

And it's not just the snow — it's going to be windy too, with gusts projected to be up to 30 to 40 miles per hour.

UPDATE 12:47 p.m.: If you're hoping to fly out of Reagan National Airport on American Airlines Tuesday morning, it's not happening, the airline just announced: "Washington, D.C (DCA): Flights before 8 a.m. ET Tuesday have been canceled. We will gradually resume operations after 8 a.m. ET."

UPDATE noon: The Capital Weather Gang has just posted a major update to its forecast, and unfortunately, there's still not a whole lot of clarity on what we're going to get here in the District. The D.C. area is teetering right on the edge of a lot of snow and almost no snow at all, according to the Capital Weather Gang: "Overnight, conditions will vary considerably over short distances. You may only have to travel 10 miles to go from 5-10 inches of snow to very little."

However, CWG thinks that on the whole, our likely snowfall totals are decreasing: "Inside the Beltway, 2-4 inches of snow and sleet is most likely, with amounts quickly increasing to the north and west, and decreasing to the south and east."

UPDATE 10:52 a.m.: Could it be a bust? Mike Thomas of Fox 5 jokes about it in a tweet below, but the reality is that there is a very wide range of snowfall predictions for the D.C. area.

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