Cold Weather Advisory, Maryland
ModerateWind chills as low as 5 below zero, wind chills as low as 10 below zero. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Ended Saturday, January 31, 2026.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this advisory
- Baltimore
- Columbia
- Germantown
- Waldorf
- Silver Spring
- Ellicott City
- Glen Burnie
- Gaithersburg
- Bethesda
- Dundalk
- Rockville
- Towson
- Bowie
- Bel Air South
- Severn
- Wheaton
- Aspen Hill
- North Bethesda
- Potomac
- Catonsville
- Odenton
- Annapolis
- Essex
- Woodlawn
- Severna Park
- Clinton
- Chillum
- Olney
- Owings Mills
- Montgomery Village
- College Park
- Pikesville
- Randallstown
- Middle River
- Pasadena
- Bel Air North
- Parkville
- Milford Mill
- Laurel
- Crofton
- South Laurel
- Perry Hall
- Carney
- Clarksburg
- Ilchester
- Reisterstown
- Landover
- Suitland
- Edgewood
- Lochearn
- Fairland
- North Laurel
- Elkridge
- Greenbelt
- Fort Washington
- Cockeysville
- Arnold
- North Potomac
- Camp Springs
- Arbutus
- Hyattsville
- Beltsville
- Langley Park
- Rosedale
- Seabrook
- Lake Shore
- Maryland City
- Oxon Hill
- Redland
- East Riverdale
- Glassmanor
- Parole
- Takoma Park
- Calverton
- Damascus
- Ferndale
- Adelphi
- Glenmont
- White Oak
- Aberdeen
- Brooklyn Park
- Rossville
- Elkton
- Hillcrest Heights
- Colesville
- Bensville
- Cloverly
- Havre de Grace
- Summerfield
- Glenn Dale
- Lake Arbor
- Kettering
- Flower Hill
- Accokeek
- New Carrollton
- Joppatowne
- Kemp Mill
- Lexington Park
- Brock Hall
- California
- Honeygo
- Overlea
- Forestville
- Riviera Beach
- Mays Chapel
- Walker Mill
- Travilah
- Westphalia
- Largo
- Rosaryville
- Lanham
- Linthicum
- Mitchellville
- Annapolis Neck
- Bel Air
- Brandywine
- Jessup
- Timonium
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates
- White Marsh
- Chevy Chase
- La Plata
- Coral Hills
- Friendly
- Marlton
- Bladensburg
- Burtonsville
- North Kensington
- Garrison
- Edgewater
- Fort Meade
- Fallston
- Marlboro Village
- Scaggsville
- Leisure World
- Cape St. Claire
- Edgemere
- Lansdowne
- Mayo
- South Kensington
- Bryans Road
- Temple Hills
- Mount Rainier
- Four Corners
- Fairwood
- Wildewood
- Baltimore Highlands
- Savage
- Woodlawn
- Riverdale Park
- Riverside
- Forest Glen
- Bowleys Quarters
- Lutherville
- Darnestown
- Glenarden
- Silver Hill
- Chesapeake Beach
- Cheverly
- Marlow Heights
- District Heights
- Fulton
- Shady Side
- Hillandale
- Layhill
- Ashton-Sandy Spring
- Poolesville
- National Harbor
- Friendship Heights Village
- Springdale
- Peppermill Village
- Hampton
- Deale
- Abingdon
- Leonardtown
- Seat Pleasant
- Woodmore
- West Laurel
- Perryville
- Kingsville
- Riva
- North East
- Capitol Heights
- Pleasant Hills
- Melwood
- Indian Head
- Brentwood
- Brookmont
- Marlboro Meadows
- Golden Beach
- Burnt Mills
- Huntingtown
- Berwyn Heights
- Brown Station
- Prince Frederick
- Konterra
- Gambrills
- Andrews AFB
- Chevy Chase
- Jarrettsville
- Herald Harbor
- Rising Sun
- Croom
- Forest Heights
- Solomons
- Drum Point
- Derwood
- Perryman
- Cabin John
- University Park
- Hughesville
- Dunkirk
- Queensland
- North Beach
- Owings
- Kensington
- Baden
- Lusby
- Chevy Chase Village
- Crownsville
- Arden on the Severn
- Landover Hills
- Spencerville
- Callaway
- Long Beach
- Mechanicsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
- Edmonston
- Cedar Heights
- Colmar Manor
- Fairmount Heights
- Charlestown
- Queen Anne
- Charlotte Hall
- Cottage City
- Morningside
- Somerset
- Highland
- Potomac Heights
- Ten Mile Creek
- Chevy Chase View
- Garrett Park
- Piney Point
- Maryland Park
- Martin's Additions
- Cobb Island
- Aquasco
- Chevy Chase Section Three
- Calvert Beach
- St. Leonard
- Chesapeake City
- Pylesville
- North Chevy Chase
- Cecilton
- Chevy Chase Section Five
- Bryantown
- Upper Marlboro
- Cedarville
- Galesville
- Port Deposit
- North Brentwood
- Laytonsville
- Pomfret
- Washington Grove
- Naval Academy
- Tall Timbers
- Darlington
- Friendship
- Broomes Island
- Lisbon
- Glen Echo
- St. George Island
- Benedict
- Brookeville
- Barnesville
- Highland Beach
- Rock Point
- Eagle Harbor
- Port Tobacco Village
How much
- Wind chill
- As low as 5 below zero
Map
- This advisory
- Interstates
- US highways
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 5 below. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected.
- Where
- Washington DC, central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and northern Virginia.
- When
- For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 11 in the morning this morning. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 8 in the evening this evening to 11 in the morning Saturday.
- Impacts
- Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Updates
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Allowed to end on time. January 30, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 30, 2026
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Extended to Saturday, 11 in the morning. Area expanded. January 30, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 30, 2026
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Area expanded. January 29, 2026
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Area expanded. January 29, 2026
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Cold Weather Advisory issued for Thursday evening through Friday morning. January 28, 2026