Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East
A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA (ANZ537) Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 958 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 | |
Rest Of Tonight: N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Fri: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Fri Night: N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Light freezing spray. Sat: N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Sat Night: NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow. Light freezing spray. Sun: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Freezing rain, sleet, snow and rain. Sun Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain with freezing rain likely. Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow in the morning. Tue: W winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA (ANZ537) | |
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