Snow Forecast: Dusting In Central MD, More Snowfall On Edges Of State

MARYLAND — A dusting of snow could coat the Baltimore-Washington area from Wednesday morning into Thursday afternoon. Southern Maryland, far western Maryland and the lower Eastern Shore could see multiple inches.

The National Weather Service expects most of the state to get less than an inch, from Cumberland to Westminster, Baltimore to Bel Air and Annapolis to Easton.

In southern Maryland, La Plata should see less than 2 inches while Lexington Park is expecting 2 to 5 inches.

In Maryland's far west, Oakland is slated for 2 to 4 inches. Garrett County is the only part of western Maryland that should see plowable snow.

On the Eastern Shore, Salisbury has 2 to 7 inches in the forecast.

The NWS issued a winter weather advisory for southern Maryland and the middle part of the Eastern Shore. There's a winter storm warning for the lower Eastern Shore.

The snowfall will come from the edge of two consecutive storms that will barely clip Maryland.

"Snow associated with the southern stream low should pivot along the I-64 corridor to southern MD from this morning through this evening before shifting offshore," the NWS said in a Wednesday forecast discussion. "A pronounced lull is likely in between, before snow showers associated with a trailing northern stream upper low move into the Appalachians late overnight."

Snow will return Thursday morning through early afternoon. The snowfall will be accompanied by a sustained wind of up to 21 mph and gusts up to 34 mph.

"Light accumulations are likely across the area, even with the higher late February sun angle and time of day given the cold antecedent temps. There is an outside chance this light snow could impinge on the western [DC/Baltimore] suburbs during the second half of the Thursday AM commute, which will need to be monitored closely," the NWS forecast discussion said.

Here is the NWS's seven-day forecast at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport:

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Snow showers, mainly before 4pm. High near 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Scattered snow showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.