Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Ashburn, Loudoun County

ASHBURN, VA — Loudoun County is among the area locales under a winter weather advisory from 2 a.m. Tuesday-11 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Light snow is likely and be on guard for slippery road conditions during the morning commute.

The total accumulation is expected to be around an inch. Any snow that does fall will cause many roads to quickly turn icy because of the extremely cold temperatures. As such, say authorities, beware of multiple accidents or extensive delays.

The arctic cold wave gripping the central and eastern United States for the final week of 2017 is not expected to ease by the time tens of thousands of revelers celebrate New Year's Eve, according to AccuWeather.

"For those looking ahead to the New Year's holiday, the cold pattern that developed this week in the central and eastern part of the country is expected to persist for the remainder of 2017," AccuWeather Long-Range Meteorologist Max Vido said in a release.

The interaction between a storm in the South and a storm that will move across the Midwest will determine how the East Coast will be affected Friday into Saturday, according to AccuWeather. "The potential for a more substantial snowfall will be possible across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast if the northern storm links up with the southern storm," Vido said.

Lesser impacts are possible should the two storms fail to interact and the southern storm tracks eastward out to sea. However, a stronger interaction of the two could form a nor'easter along or just off the Atlantic coast.

"2017 will be ending on a cold note -- and 2018 doesn't look to start out any warmer either! Some towns will remain below freezing for the rest of the year," the Baltimore-Washington staff of the weather service said on Facebook.

Here's the forecast:

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 30. North wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

Contributing: Patch regional editor Deb Belt

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