It could be an icy Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service just issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Arlington, the District of Columbia and other D.C. area locales.
The advisory, which takes effect at 9 p.m. Wednesday, warns of up to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain.
“Limit travel [Wednesday night] and delay travel Thurs with freezing rain in the forecast,” VDOT’s Northern Virginia office said on social media.
Arlington crews were pre-treating county roads with brine lines today, in anticipation of the wintry weather.
More, below, from NWS.
249 PM EST Tue Feb 4 2025
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY…
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch.
* WHERE…Portions of DC, central, northeast, and northern Maryland, and central, northern, and northwest Virginia.
* WHEN…From 9 PM Wednesday to 10 AM EST Thursday.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A mix of light freezing rain, sleet, and snow begins Wednesday evening. Precipitation mainly becomes a steady freezing rain Wednesday night. Temperatures will warm Thursday morning transitioning freezing rain over to rain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Ice Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for much of the region. Wintry precipitation will result in hazardous travel Wednesday into Thursday. For more details and the latest information, visit https://t.co/ZOlvEShgSf #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #WVwx pic.twitter.com/T74Er6htGl
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) February 4, 2025
