Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest
A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD (ANZ536) Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 158 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 |  |
Overnight: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sun: SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Sun Night: SE winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 2 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. Mon: S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Mon Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Tue: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Tue Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Wed: SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Thu: SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD (ANZ536) | |
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