Winter Weather Advisory, District of Columbia

Moderate

Will range from a coating over the southern and southwest suburbs of washington dc, to 2 or 3 inches of snow over northeastern Maryland. Plan on slippery road conditions.

Ended Sunday, January 18, 2026.

Issued: Saturday, January 17, 2:13 in the afternoon
Expires: Sunday, January 18, 6 in the evening
Updated: January 18, 2026

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Details from the National Weather Service

What: Rain mixing with then changing to snow. Snow accumulations will range from a coating over the southern and southwest suburbs of Washington DC, to 2 or 3 inches over northeastern Maryland.
Where: Washington DC, and portions of central, north-central, northeast, and northern Maryland, and northern Virginia.
When: Until 6 in the evening this evening.
Impacts: Plan on slippery road conditions.
Additional details: Rain or a rain/snow mix will change to all snow by around daybreak, with the highest accumulations in the northwest suburbs. A light glaze of ice from spotty freezing is possible over northern and northeastern Maryland early this morning. After a lull from late morning through early afternoon, additional snow falls in the afternoon mainly east of Interstate 95. Visibility may drop to less than one mile at times. The snow should end during the late afternoon or early evening.

Updates

Sunday 6:50 in the morning
Cancelled by the National Weather Service. January 18, 2026
Sunday 4:48 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
Sunday 12:51 at night
Area expanded. January 18, 2026
Saturday 6:46 in the evening
Winter Weather Advisory issued for Sunday overnight through Sunday evening. January 17, 2026