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Warm Weather Makes Way for Possible Snowfall Overnight

NWS says northern Virginia could get 1-2 inches of snow overnight

With temperatures getting into the 40s and above the last few days, it’s hard to imagine snowfall, but that’s what’s expected overnight.

Calvin Meadows, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said northern Virginia could get between one to two inches of snow overnight. Meadows said rain showers expected this afternoon will turn to sleet around 11 p.m. and then to snow around midnight.

“It is still winter,” Meadows said Monday morning during a telephone interview. “So far compared to last year it’s been a mild one, but it’s still winter.”

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Temperatures throughout northern Virginia are expected to drop below freezing overnight going into Tuesday. Meadows said the temperatures will make it cold enough for the snowfall to stick and accumulate. Meadows said temperatures will hover around 33 degrees Tuesday.

Jill Thompson, of Falls Church, said last week’s warm weather tease has gotten her ready for spring. She said she knows it’s still winter, but the warm, sunny days last week have her in a warm state of mind.

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“I started pulling out my spring clothes and I was all ready for the weather to warm up,” Thompson said Monday morning outside a Falls Church grocery store. “At least I still have some rock salt left from the last snowfall and my snow shovel is still by my front door just in case. Hopefully it will only be a little bit.”


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