The previously issued Winter Storm Watch has been replaced by an Ice Storm Warning for the BRP and areas west. The updated weather advisories can be found by clicking here.
WINTER STORM WATCH (Including Wintergreen Resort)
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
316 PM EST Tue Dec 13 2022
Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-Western Highland-
Eastern Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton-
316 PM EST Tue Dec 13 2022
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…
* WHAT…Freezing rain and sleet. Significant ice accumulation
around a quarter of an inch, with up to three quarters of an
inch possible at the ridge tops. Total sleet accumulations
around one inch possible.
* WHERE…Allegheny and Potomac Highlands as well as the central
Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains.
* WHEN…Wintry precipitation begins as early as Wednesday
evening, then becomes more intense overnight Wednesday into
Thursday morning. Warmer air should push into the valleys by
Thursday afternoon, but freezing rain likely continues on the
ridges through through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS…Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the
ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous
conditions will likely impact the morning and evening commutes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation at
weather.gov/lwx/winter.
Zone Forecast Product
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
332 PM EST Tue Dec 13 2022
VAZ508-140000-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Including the city of Wintergreen
332 PM EST Tue Dec 13 2022
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING…
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON…Mostly sunny. Highs around 40.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy. A chance of rain, a slight chance of
freezing rain and sleet in the afternoon. Ice accumulation around
a trace. Highs in the upper 30s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Rain and freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.THURSDAY…Freezing rain, sleet and rain in the morning, then
rain and freezing rain in the afternoon. Precipitation may be
heavy at times in the morning. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Rain and freezing rain. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
