Washington, D.C
Snowy start to Presidents’ Day weekend in DC region
BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) – After a week that started with parts of the region picking up some snow on Tuesday morning, another snow event appears likely as we get ready to start the holiday weekend here in the D.C. area.
While not expected to be a major snow event (still no blizzards for our region), it could be enough to disrupt travel around the area on Saturday morning.
READ MORE: DC snow forecast: 1-3 inches likely by Saturday morning
Winter Storm Watches, which means the potential for five or more inches of snow, were recently expanded to include parts of Montgomery and Loudoun counties just west of town.
So what do we expect from this storm? Here is the latest.
When will snow fall in DC, Maryland, and Virginia?
The snow is expected to push into the mountain areas and those west of I-81 after 8 p.m. on Friday.
Here in the D.C. and Baltimore region, the evening commute and even much of the nighttime hours should be dry. Snow does not look likely to start in the immediate D.C. area until between 10 p.m. – 12 a.m.
READ MORE: Next chance for snow in DC, Maryland, Virginia comes Saturday
The heaviest of the snow is expected between 2-6 a.m. Saturday morning. Weather models show good agreement that the snow exits the region around or just after sunrise on Saturday morning.
How Much snow will fall in DC region?
DC snow forecast: 1-3 inches likely by Saturday morning
Snow is looking more and more likely for the Washington, D.C. area this weekend as a quick moving clipper passes through the region.
One thing that is nice about this system is that it is a system that will be surrounded by cold air.
We are not worried about much mix around the immediate D.C. area as there is ample cold air above the surface that should keep it an all or mostly snow event. The one exception is for extreme southern Maryland and the Northern Neck, though even these locations should change to snow quickly.
READ MORE: DMV Winter 2023-2024 Outlook: Why we’re expecting more snow, chance for blizzards in DC this winter
At times, snowfall rates could be around an inch per hour, which is more than enough to quickly cover roadways, and the fact it’s coming during the overnight hours when the sun is down should help it stick quickly as well.
Similar to the snow events our region had to deal with during the middle of January, these events could bring widespread 2-4″ snow, with some localized areas picking up even more.
Weekend weather forecast
As mentioned before, the snow is expected to stop falling around or a little after sunrise on Saturday, though the threat of some flurries will remain through lunchtime.
Clear skies and some afternoon sunshine with temperatures rising above freezing will follow.
This should help snow melt quickly off paved surfaces by Saturday afternoon, even in locations that pick up heavier snow amounts.
Widespread temperatures below freezing mean refreeze concerns on Saturday night into Sunday, but more sunshine and warmer temperatures on Sunday and Presidents’ Day will continue the melting.
This snow is not expected to stick around long.
Last snow of the season?
Beyond the holiday weekend, the pattern does shift mild once again, with some suggestions that D.C. may flirt with the low 60s by Thursday.
There are a few weather models that suggest we need to watch the time frame around next Friday as well. However, the majority of guidance suggests this will be more of a rain event given the warmth in the time period.
It is a little early to call the snow season over already, but as February continues to push forward, the sun angle continues to rise along with the average temperatures, making accumulating snow in the D.C. area more and more difficult.
Average low temperatures remain in the 30s through the middle of March in D.C., so theoretically, as long as a storm comes during the overnight hours, we could pick up more snow.
The average final day for accumulating snow in Washington, D.C. is March 7, though snow has fallen as late as the end of April historically.
The latest winter storm level snow (over 5″) was April 1 back in 1924. The latest major snow storm (over 10″) in D.C. was March 29, 1942. That was also the last time D.C. had a storm drop over 10″ of snow in March. It can happen, but it is quite rare to get a good snow storm after March arrives. The last time we had a decent March snow was March 21, 2018, when D.C. picked up 4.”
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Washington, D.C
Storm Team4 Forecast: A chilly, gusty Sunday before a cool start to the week
4 things to know about the weather:
- Chances of rain in the morning
- Gusty Sunday
- Chilly Monday
- Temps will rise again through the work week
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
After a nice and warm Saturday, changes arrive for part two of the weekend.
The first half of your Sunday will have a chance for showers. Winds will pick up with our next system and are expected to gust to about 20-30 mph. Cooler air will settle in, and lows Sunday night fall into the 40s.
Highs temps Monday will reach only into the mid to upper 50s.
However, temperatures will rise through the week, so you won’t need your jackets every day.
QuickCast
SUNDAY:
Showers, then partly cloudy
Wind: NW 10-15 mph
Gusts @ 30 mph
HIGH: Lower 60s
MONDAY:
Partly cloudy
Wind: NW 10-15 mph
Gusts @ 25 mph
HIGH: Upper 50s
Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.
Washington, D.C
‘It’s a twilight zone’: Iran war casts deep shadows over IMF gathering in Washington
The most severe energy shock since the 1970s, the risk of a global recession and households everywhere stomaching a renewed surge in the cost of living – hitting the most vulnerable hardest.
In a sweltering hot Washington DC this week, the message at the International Monetary Fund meetings was chilling: things had been looking up for living standards around the world. But then came the Iran war.
“Some countries are in panic,” said the fund’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, addressing the finance ministers and central bank bosses in town for the IMF and World Bank spring meetings. “The sooner it [the Iran war] ends, the better for everybody.”
Such gatherings are not typically used to fight geopolitical battles. “You don’t get people shouting at one another at these things,” one senior figure remarked. But, as a record-breaking April heatwave swept the US capital, no one could ignore the mounting damage from the Iran war.
Those familiar with the mood over breakfast at a meeting of the G20’s representatives on Thursday, which included Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, and the outgoing US Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell – said the atmosphere in the room was sombre amid an open exchange of serious views.
“It is such a twilight-zone meeting,” said Mohamed El-Erian, a former IMF deputy managing director who is now chief economic adviser at the Allianz insurance group. “There are several shadows hanging over it: one is the shadow that comes from concern about the global economy as a whole.
“The second is that some countries are going to be particularly hard hit, and it’s mostly countries that very few people are talking about. But the third concern is the adding of insult to injury: the fact that the US, which started a war of choice, is going to be hit, but by a lot less than elsewhere in relative terms.”
Before Thursday’s breakfast, Rachel Reeves had started her day with an early-morning jog. Joined by her counterparts from Spain, Australia and New Zealand for a run down the iconic National Mall, she posted an Instagram selfie with a not-so-subtle dig: “Friends that run together – work together.”
A day earlier, the chancellor had told a CNBC conference that she thought “friends are allowed to disagree on things” as she criticised Trump’s Iran war as a “mistake” and a “folly” that had not made the world safer.
Speaking at a venue just steps away from the White House, before a one-on-one meeting with Bessent, she said this “fair message” was needed because UK families and businesses were feeling the pain from higher energy prices triggered by the conflict.
Those close to Reeves insist her meeting remained cordial. Britain and the US have significant shared interests in AI, financial services and trade. The chancellor also said the UK government had little time for the Iranian regime.
But with the IMF having warned on Tuesday that the Iran war could risk a global recession – in which Britain would be the biggest G7 casualty – it was clear Reeves had travelled to Washington ready to pick a fight.
“I’m struck by how vocal she has been and the words she used,” said one global financier. “We know the disagreement between Bessent and [European Central Bank president] Christine Lagarde earlier in the year. But that was in private.”
At a cocktail party held at the British ambassador’s residence for hundreds of diplomats and financiers – including the Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, the chief executive of Barclays, CS Venkatakrishnan, and dozens of senior figures – this transatlantic tension, weeks before King Charles’s US state visit, was a major topic of conversation.
The other, in the balmy residence gardens, was one of its former occupants, Peter Mandelson, as revelations about the former ambassador’s appointment threatened to further rock the UK government.
Before the war, the agenda for the IMF had been about global cooperation; the adoption of AI, jobs and work to eradicate poverty. Each of those tasks had now been complicated, but not least the task of countries working together.
For many at the meetings, the focus was on forging closer global cooperation without the world’s pre-eminent superpower.
“Everybody is talking about how you hedge against American decisions,” said David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary, who now runs the International Rescue Committee. “You can’t do without them, because they’re 25% of the global economy. But, in a lot of fora, they’ve pulled out.
“So everyone has to think, how does one structure international cooperation? The old west is not coming back. And so everyone has to figure out how to position themselves for that world.”
For those gathering in Washington, there was irony in the fact that they were meeting in the halls of institutions founded, under US leadership, to promote global cooperation after the second world war. The whole idea of the Bretton Woods institutions was to avoid the dire economic conditions and warfare of the 1930s and 1940s. Yet this year’s meeting was taking place amid these intertwining problems.
In their conversations about the best economic policy response to the shock of conflict, the economists also knew the real power to make a difference lay two blocks across town from the IMF and the World Bank – behind the security cordons and construction equipment blocking the White House from public view. “It is not clear they can do anything about it,” said El-Erian.
Still, with a booming economy driven by AI – including Anthropic’s powerful Mythos model, the topic of much conversation – most countries cannot afford to completely break off US ties.
“People want to find ways to insulate themselves from the mess. But, on the other hand, they admire the US private sector,” El-Erian said. “The best way I’ve heard it put, is: they want to go long the private sector and short the mess. But it’s almost impossible to do.”
Washington, D.C
Rosselli opens in DC, serving classic Italian flavors from chef Carlos
Washington, D.C. (7News) — Rosselli is the newest restaurant to open in DC.
Bringing in classic Italian flavors, Chef Carlos explained how he hopes his food is a unique addition to the Italian food scene in the DMV.
Chef also demoed a signature dish with Brian and Megan.
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You can learn more and book your table here.
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