Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Meade / Tipton (KFME)

Lat: 39.08°NLon: 76.77°WElev: 151ft.

Fair

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.25 in
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	12°F (-11°C)
Last update	28 Jan 11:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Columbia MD

Cold Weather Advisory January 28, 07:00pm until January 29, 11:00am

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Cold Weather Advisory

Today
High: 20 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 21 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 20 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 17 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Sunday
High: 24 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -6. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -4. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 17.

Saturday Night

A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 30%.