Richmond, Virginia
Sunday, February 22
Updated: 8:30 am
Meteorologist Sean Sublette
The Headline
Rain changes to snow late Sunday afternoon, with an inch or two of accumulation before all precipitation ends around midnight. Full video update here.
Rain continues off-and-on through late afternoon, then changes over to snow. Snow accumulation window between about 4-10pm, totaling about an inch or two. Temperatures falling through the 30s.
First
This will be a wet snow which melts on contact with surfaces initially. However, later into the evening, there will be accumulation, especially grassy surfaces. As a result, less-traveled roadways will becomes slushy as evening progresses.
Sunday afternoon and evening will be breezy, if not outright windy, be sure and dress in layers if you are going to be out for an extended period of time. Temperatures will hold nearly steady between 30-34 degrees Sunday night, so most road surfaces will remain wet or slushy (rather than icy) on Monday morning.
Next
Windy and cold on Monday, as morning clouds stubbornly give way to some sun. Afternoon near 40 degrees.
Then clear and sharply colder on Monday night, into the mid 20s. Surfaces that are still wet early Monday evening will turn icy by daybreak Tuesday.
Tuesday remains cold, just not as windy, with sun and clouds and an afternoon in the low 40s.
Milder Wednesday through Friday with afternoons in the 50s and nights in the 30s. Some rain is expected Thursday or Thursday night.
Later
Snow will be heavier east and northeast of Richmond, with 3-5” more likely on the Middle Peninsula and the Northern Neck.
Our storm on Sunday and Sunday evening will bring heavy snow and coastal flooding from the Eastern Shore to coastal New England — with major impacts from Philadelphia to Boston from Sunday night through Monday.
Richmond will be on the southwest periphery of it.
Notes
Snow Search
Snow Search Index (0-10) Concern for snow over the next 2 weeks
As mentioned above, and inch or two of snow during Sunday evening is the most likely scenario in metro Richmond, but frankly, I could see as little as a dusting or as much as 3 inches. The changeover from rain to snow is mostly likely in a window between 3pm and 6pm, but do not be surprised if some wet snowflakes mix in with the rain before then.
No sign of snow after this system passes.
Risk scale: 9 out of 10
Normal High
Low 50s
Normal Low
Low 30s