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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	30.68 in (1041.4 mb)
Dewpoint	-7°F (-22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	24 Jan 11:56 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Gaithersburg MD

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 11:00pm until January 26, 04:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon
High: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Chance Snow
then Heavy
Snow
Sunday
High: 26 °F
Snow/Sleet
Sunday Night
Low: 19 °F
Wintry Mix
then Freezing
Rain
Monday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 22 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 22 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. North wind around 6 mph.

Tonight

Snow, mainly after midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 16. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday

Sleet, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all sleet after 4pm. The snow and sleet could be heavy at times. High near 26. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Freezing rain and sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 10pm. Low around 19. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 2.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 22.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.