The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for most of Northern Virginia Tuesday into Wednesday, and a winter storm warning across central Virginia and parts of the Piedmont.
For most of the region, including Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Culpeper and Fauquier, the forecast calls for 4-6 inches of snow, with the winter storm watch in effect from 1 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday.
For Stafford and Spotsylvania counties, the weather service has upgraded its storm watch to a winter storm warning, in effect from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday. The weather service said “confidence is highest” for 5 inches or more of snow in that area, and snow will start the earliest there.
Precipitation will begin as light snow Tuesday afternoon, changing to steady and heavy-at-times snow Tuesday night.
National Weather Service snow total map for Feb. 11, 2025 winter storm.
NWS
Overnight, precipitation transitions to a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain, which could continue into Wednesday morning.
The winter storm may be just the first of the week. Forecasters are following another possible round of wintry precipitation late Wednesday into Thursday, the weather service said.