Freezing Rain Possible In 2 Counties: Special Weather Statement

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Watch that first step as you leave the house, because parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties could get freezing rain overnight into Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service warns. In a special weather statement, the service said that while widespread measurable freezing rain is not anticipated, a light glaze of ice could form on elevated and untreated surfaces as temperatures hover around freezing in the region.

Communities included in the statement are: Bowie, Suitland, Silver Hill, Clinton, College Park, Greenbelt, Laurel, Camp Springs, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, South Gate, Severna Park, Arnold, and Odenton.

A few isolated patches of freezing rain are possible overnight, mainly outside of the immediate Washington, D.C./Arlington area, north of Highway 50 in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties, and over northern and western portions of Fairfax and Prince William counties as well as in the lee of the Blue Ridge Mountains over central Virginia.

Here's the forecast for the next few days:

Monday Night: Rain. Low around 33. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain. High near 39. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly before 1am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Low around 38. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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