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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Baltimore, Baltimore-Washington International Airport (KBWI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 76.68°WElev: 135ft.

Light Drizzle

33°F

1°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 18 Jan 4:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Columbia MD

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 05:15am until January 18, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 05:15am until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 31 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow. High near 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain and snow. Low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow. High near 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbia MD
 39.2°N 76.83°W (Elev. 397 ft)
Last Update:
5:01 am EST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am EST Jan 18, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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