News: National Weather Service Upgrades Chance of Snow Tonight, 3 to 6 Inches for Loudoun Starting Between 4 and 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service reports a Winter Storm Warning for Northern Virginia

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE ... SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS ... 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING ... BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM ... ENDING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM.
* TEMPERATURES ... MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON ... DROPPING BELOW FREEZING DURING THE MID EVENING.
* WINDS...EAST 5 MPH OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Affected Areas: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-WARREN-CLARKE- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG... FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK... FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...CHARLES TOWN 120