Snow Storm Unlikely But Not Ruled Out In McLean Next Week

MCLEAN, VA—The threat of a major winter storm looms over the East Coast early next week, but there's a good chance it could miss the DC region entirely.

Both the American and European models show the brunt of the storm stays in southern Virginia and North Carolina. While the American model shows light snow barely reaching north to the DC region, the European model suggests light snow could stay south of Richmond.

The Baltimore-Washington National Weather Service office expects just a slight threat of a snow storm in Northern Virginia Sunday overnight into Monday. The current forecast for McLean projects up to a 40 percent chance of snow on Sunday night.

The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang has a similar projection. "The best chance for snow capable of accumulation is likely to be overnight, but it may stay to our south."

But while weather models show the storm tracking south of the DC region, it's close enough that snow can't be ruled out entirely.

Here's the full NWS forecast for the days ahead in McLean.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Clouds will give way to clear skies in the night with a low around 31.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Clear at night with a low around 25.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 37 and cloudy at night with a low around 27.

Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. The chance of snow at night is 40 percent with a low of 28.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Cloudy at night with a low around 28.

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