Updated: Winter Storm Thursday

    10pm Tuesday: Although a full forecast will be issued Wednesday morning, here is a small update. 

A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect from 3am Wednesday night to 6am Friday. 

Snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches are likely, with a potential for 9 inches. Factoring in typical low-end realities for Baltimore storms, assume 3 to 5 inches as something more definite. But there is strong potential for 8+ inches. 

Above is the European model, showing 7 to 10 inches. 

Above is a very reasonable model. 

This one may be overdoing it. 

More details will be given tomorrow. But this is shaping up to be a moderate to major winter weather event. 

-- 

Clearing skies but breezy before it gets colder. Then wintry weather Thursday.

Highs near 47 under partly cloudy skies, with a light breeze increasing towards evening.

Temperatures will quickly fall this evening. 

Then Wednesday is only 34. 

Thursday has wintry weather. 

Exact details aren't certain, but snow should be the starting type. 

Then expect it to become freezing rain, meaning ice accumulations. 

We should get 3 to 5 inches, maybe more. Then some ice.