Major Winter Storm in the North-Central U.S.; Severe Weather from the Mid-South to Ohio Valley

A major winter storm will bring a swath of heavy snowfall, strong winds, blizzard conditions and freezing rain to the Northern Plains into the Great Lakes region. A line of storms will be capable of producing widespread damaging winds, tornadoes, and some large hail from the Mid-south to the Ohio Valley and the Southeast. Critical fire weather concerns shift to the southern Rockies and Plains. Read More >

Location	Sky/Weather	Temp. (°F)	Dewpt. (°F)	Humidity (%)	Wind (mph)	Pressure (in)	Remarks
Washington National	Cloudy	55	40	56	NE8	30.13F
Dulles Intl.	Cloudy	55	38	52	E8	30.11F
BWI Airport	Light Rain	50	40	68	E14	30.15F
Baltimore/Inner Harbor, MD	Missing	51	39	63	MISG	30.18F
Charlottesville, VA	Cloudy	54	34	46	N5	30.06F
Fredericksburg, VA	Cloudy	59	46	61	E10	30.07F
Staunton, VA	Cloudy	54	38	54	S3	30.06F
Winchester, VA	Partly Sunny	54	37	54	SE15G24	30.06F
Annapolis, MD	Light Rain	53	42	66	E13	30.16F
Hagerstown Airport, MD	Cloudy	52	36	54	SE9	30.10F
Baltimore/Martin, MD	Cloudy	52	39	62	SE8	30.20F
Martinsburg, WV	Cloudy	56	36	47	SE8	30.08F
Petersburg, WV	Partly Sunny	59	46	60	SE13G23	29.98F
Patuxent River, MD	Partly Sunny	51	45	79	SE8	30.13F
Cumberland, MD	Cloudy	54	35	49	SE10G17	30.08F
Oakland, MD	Partly Sunny	50	37	62	SE20G30	29.92F

Hourly observations from: 600 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026

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HOURLY OBSERVATIONS AROUND THE LWX CWA
600 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026

Note: "FAIR" indicates few or no clouds below 12,000 feet
with no significant weather and/or obstructions to visibility.

 * =Non NWS site. Station does not report significant weather 
    and/or obstructions to visibility.

...DOWNTOWN AREAS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
WASHINGTON NAT CLOUDY    55  40  56 NE8       30.13F                  
BALT INNER HAR   N/A     51  39  63 MISG      30.18F                  


...WASHINGTON SUBURBS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
DULLES         CLOUDY    55  38  52 E8        30.11F                  
MANASSAS*      CLOUDY    56  41  57 E10       30.10F                  
LEESBURG*      CLOUDY    54  41  62 SE9G20    30.12F                  
GAITHERSBURG*  LGT RAIN  49  38  65 VRB5      30.14F                  
FT BELVOIR     CLOUDY    57  39  50 CALM      30.09F                  
QUANTICO       CLOUDY    56  43  61 MISG      30.12F                  
ANDREWS AFB    CLOUDY    56  39  53 E9        30.13F                  
COLLEGE PARK*  CLOUDY    54  35  49 N7        30.15F                  

...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CULPEPER*      CLOUDY    59  40  48 E7        30.09F                  
CHARLOTTESVILL CLOUDY    54  34  46 N5        30.06F                  
WARRENTON*     CLOUDY    57  37  47 E8        30.09F                  
ORANGE*        CLOUDY    59  45  58 NE7       30.06F                  
GORDONSVILLE*  PTSUNNY   58  41  51 N6        30.05F                  
FREDERICKSBRG* CLOUDY    59  46  61 E10       30.07F                  
LOUISA*        CLOUDY    62  47  60 E9        30.05F                  
ASHLAND        PTSUNNY   64  48  56 E9G17     30.06F                  
RICHMOND       CLOUDY    65  51  60 E16       30.05F                  

...NORTHEAST/CENTRAL MARYLAND...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BWI AIRPORT    LGT RAIN  50  40  68 E14       30.15F                  
ANNAPOLIS      LGT RAIN  53  42  66 E13       30.16F                  
MARTIN AIRPORT CLOUDY    52  39  62 SE8       30.20F                  
WESTMINSTER*   CLOUDY    50  37  62 SE13G23   30.13F                  
FREDERICK*     CLOUDY    52  37  58 E7        30.16F                  
FORT MEADE*    CLOUDY    50  41  71 E5        30.18F                  

...SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PATUXENT RIVER PTSUNNY   51  45  79 SE8       30.13F                  
ST MARYS CITY  PTSUNNY   54  46  74 E10G22    30.12F                  

...MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SALISBURY      PTSUNNY   56  47  71 SE12      30.18F                  
CAMBRIDGE*     CLOUDY    59  48  67 SE15      30.15F                  
BAY BRIDGE AP* LGT RAIN N/A N/A N/A E6        30.17F                  
EASTON*        CLOUDY    57  45  62 E15G21    30.16F                  

...SHENANDOAH VALLEY...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MARTINSBURG    CLOUDY    56  36  47 SE8       30.08F                  
HAGERSTOWN APT CLOUDY    52  36  54 SE9       30.10F                  
STAUNTON*      CLOUDY    54  38  54 S3        30.06F                  
WINCHESTER*    PTSUNNY   54  37  54 SE15G24   30.06F                  
NEW MARKET*    CLOUDY    57  39  49 E3        30.04F                  
WAYNESBORO*    CLOUDY    52  34  50 CALM      30.04F                  

...APPALACHIANS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PETERSBURG WV* PTSUNNY   59  46  60 SE13G23   29.98F                  
CUMBERLAND*    CLOUDY    54  35  49 SE10G17   30.08F                  
OAKLAND*       PTSUNNY   50  37  62 SE20G30   29.92F                  
HOT SPRINGS*   CLOUDY    50  41  72 E9        30.00F                  
ELKINS         PTSUNNY   62  43  49 S17G29    29.90F                  
BEDFORD PA*    CLOUDY    48  30  49 SE8       30.04F                  
JOHNSTOWN      PTSUNNY   44  31  60 SE20G41   29.94F                  
ALTOONA        CLOUDY    47  32  56 SE17G31   30.03F                  

...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA/DELAWARE...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
YORK           CLOUDY    48  36  63 SE12      30.16F                  
WILMINGTON     CLOUDY    51  35  54 E15G22    30.24F                  

...MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
  
STATION/POSITION TIME  TEMP    WIND        PRES
                       AIR SEA DIR/SP/G
                 (UTC) (F)     (DEG/KT/KT) (MB)
THOMAS PT LIGHT  2200   55      90/ 11/ 11 1022.1F
TOLCHESTER       2130   52 45  100/  5/ 11 1022.4F
COVE POINT       2130   51     140/ 10/ 14 1021.9F
BALT HARBOR      2130   50 44   90/  7/ 13   N/A
BALT KEY BRIDGE  2130   49      70/ 13/ 15 1022.0F
ANNAPOLIS USNA   2130   52 44   80/  7/  9 1021.3F
WASH DC CHANNEL  2130   57 51   70/  3/  5 1020.1F
DAHLGREN         2130   52 48  100/  9/ 12 1019.4F
LEWISETTA        2130   50 48  110/ 11/ 14 1020.1F
SOLOMONS ISLAND  2130   50 43  140/ 11/ 13 1020.7F
PINEY POINT      2130          120/ 12/ 13   N/A
CAMBRIDGE PIER   2130   57 47  130/ 15/ 20 1021.7F
BISHOPS HEAD     2130   55     110/ 15/ 17 1021.1F
CHESAPEAKE CITY  2130   50 46  120/  9/ 21 1023.7F

For past hours' observations from around the NWS Sterling Area, please visit:
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