Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend
Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Greenbelt MD Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 3:53 pm EST Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday: A chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Sunday: Snow. High near 22. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Sunday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. | |
| Greenbelt MD 38.99°N 76.89°W (Elev. 102 ft) | |
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