Be ready for a Weather Alert Day Wednesday with the first real potential of travel-impacting, accumulating snow this season.
Earlier this season, parts of Maryland saw flurries, but tomorrow will bring the first chance for accumulation starting early in the morning. An area of low pressure will pass south and east of Maryland Wednesday. The exact location and strength of the low will determine exact snowfall amounts.
Flurries are likely before and around dawn. Snow showers will be spotty, meaning that parts of the state will not see snow. Be prepared for slick spots during the Wednesday morning drive when temperatures are the coldest and below freezing.
As temperatures rise above freezing, there will be more of a rain and snow mix.
Models are starting to show more agreement with snow totals and where we could see the highest accumulation. Just a coating of snow is likely across most of the state. Precipitation accumulation will be highest in southern Maryland and along the Eastern Shore, and it likely will be the result of rain.
One of the reasons for the lower snow totals is because of temperatures. Only parts of the state will fall below freezing overnight.
By the afternoon, almost all of the state will be above freezing with high temperatures reaching the upper 30s and low 40s.
The road temperatures are another factor. Current road temperatures are above freezing, and this could be the case early tomorrow. This means that any snow in warmer areas would melt.
Snow around this time of year is not unusual. Last year, Baltimore saw its first measurable snow in mid-December, and over the past six years snow fell for the first time between mid-November and early January.
Stay tuned for updates from the Fox45 Weather Authority team this week.