SNOW UPDATE ❄️: Good evening, everyone! Such a nice today and yet, snow in the forecast. The warm temps today will directly affect accumulation from this system. However, this system has some power behind it though that could produce heavy snowfall rates. If it falls fast enough we could see accumulation on roadways. The NWS has placed us under a winter weather advisory.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY
WHAT: Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. Northwest winds will gust around 45 to 55 mph.
WHERE: Portions of central, north central and northern Maryland and northern and northwest Virginia.
WHEN: From 6 AM to 3 PM EST Saturday. Rain will change to snow between 5 and 7 AM early Saturday morning. The steadiest snow will be through midday.
IMPACTS: Plan on slippery road conditions. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Visibility may be reduced to below one-quarter mile at times. Brief near blizzard conditions are possible between 8 and 11 AM.

ICE UPDATE ❄️ and MD SCHOOL STATUS SNOWBALL PREDICTION ⏰: Good evening everyone. What a rollercoaster 🎢 weather week we’ve had in MD. We are finishing off the work week with a chance of freezing rain tomorrow morning. Much of northern MD is under a Winter Weather Advisory from the NWS. Due to the chance of ice, lets throw out 1 SNOWBALL for a slight chance of a delay tomorrow morning.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY
WHAT: Mixed precipitation expected. Ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch, with locally two tenths of an inch in the higher elevations. Snow and sleet accumulations less than a half inch are also possible.
WHERE: Portions of central, north central and northern Maryland, northern and northwest Virginia and eastern West
Virginia.
WHEN: Until 10 AM EST Friday.
IMPACTS: Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Light mixed precipitation will occur at times today, but a prolonged period of freezing rain will lead to greater impacts tonight into Friday.

Stay tuned and #followthesnowman ☃️

​MARYLAND SCHOOL STATUS DELAY/CLOSURE SNOWBALL SCALE
1 Snowball = Slight chance of a delay, but most likely opening on time.
2 Snowballs = 50% chance of a delay and ever so slight chance of a closing.
3 Snowballs = It could go either way. Probably at least a delay, but a closure isn't off the table either.
4 Snowballs = A delay is pretty much inevitable. There is also a 60% chance of a closure.
5 Snowballs = Guaranteed delay. You can also party, because schools will almost certainly be closed.
(*School Status Predictions are for #FCPS, #CCPS, #MCPS, #HCPSS and surrounding counties)

The weather today is nothing short of amazing for February! 😎👍

SNOW UPDATE ❄️: There is a heavy band of snow moving across the northern part of MD this morning. Since the temps are only in the upper teens … everything is sticking to even major roadways. The visibility is also poor. This comes right at the height of the morning commute. Please use extra caution if you must travel this morning. This one caught us all by surprise.

Matthew's art has made it to the state level! It will be featured in the Maryland State Art Council's next exhibit!!!
​Space for this page provided by Maryland musician and artist, Matthew C. Shuman. Stop on in and find out more: The Music and Art of Matthew C. Shuman. He is known across the state for his hand drawn pencil pet portraits. Visit his BLOG. If you are a fan of solo piano music stream it free, below.
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Matthew's latest Blog Post from his blog, "Creating at the Speed of Life."

SNOW UPDATE ❄️:  Happy Saturday everyone!  I hope your weekend is off to a good start. It has been pretty calm snow wise over the past week or so, but tomorrow that will likely change.  Expect to wake up to a possible widespread 2-4 inches of snow. with perhaps a bit more in certain locations.  Since our temperatures have been pretty warm over the past couple days, I am not thinking it will have much impact to roads, but use extra caution if you are out and about tomorrow morning. It should look beautiful however, so enjoy!

Below are thoughts and graphics from the NWS.  We are currently under a Winter Weather Advisory.

WHAT:  Snow. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with up to 5 inches locally.
WHERE:  Portions of central, north central and northern Maryland and northern and northwest Virginia.
WHEN:  Until 1 PM EST
IMPACTS:  Plan on slippery road conditions.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:  The heaviest accumulations will be on non-paved surfaces.

Our winter is not over yet ... still many more chances for snow! 😁🤞 Have a great rest of the weekend.
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Stay tuned and #followthesnowman ⛄️

Matthew's art has made it to the state level!  It will be featured in the Maryland State Art Council's next exhibit!!!
Space for this page provided by Maryland musician and artist, Matthew C. Shuman. Stop on in and find out more: The Music and Art of Matthew C. Shuman. He is known across the state for his hand drawn pencil pet portraits. Visit his BLOG. If you are a fan of solo piano music stream it free, below. 
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Matthew's latest Blog Post from his blog, "Creating at the Speed of Life."

ICE UPDATE 🧊: Good Thursday afternoon everyone! Keep a close lookout for ice overnight tonight, into and through tomorrow as temperatures begin to drop and precipitation continues to fall. Frederick and Carroll, two counties in The Snowman Community’s reporting zones, are under a winter weather advisory. The ice appears as though it will be impacting the northern parts (if at all) of the state the most, but it is important to be on guard should it make its way south a bit or change at the last minute. Can’t really mess around with ice, especially since the safety net of salt has been washed away by the rain and pretreatment isn’t an option.

From the NWS:
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY

WHAT: Rain changing to freezing rain expected. Ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch.
WHERE: Northwest Harford, Northern Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Counties in Maryland.
WHEN: From 8 AM to 4 PM EST Friday.
IMPACTS: Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday commutes (morning and evening).

Stay tuned and #followthesnowman ☃️

Special thanks to Maryland musician and artist Matthew C. Shuman for providing the home on the web for the snowman community. Find out more about Matthew’s music and art here —> www.matthewcshuman.com

SNOW UPDATE ❄️:  Heads up if you are at the beach this weekend.  This system is still favoring the coastal areas of the state with Ocean City right smack dab in the 8-12 inches of snow spot.  There is a very sharp cutoff line between this location and the remainder of the state.  For the rest of us ... a widespread 1-3 inches of snow appears to be on tap that  could start at anytime tomorrow afternoon and stretch through until Saturday morning.  While that is not much expected accumulation, temps will be low enough for snow to easily stick.

I am a sucker for beach snow pictures.  I find them fascinating.  If Ocean City truly receives what is being forecasted, it will be a wild sight.  I hope all of you are staying warm.  We have had some of the coldest air in awhile sticking with us for the past many days.

Stay tuned an #followthesnowman ⛄️

Check out this photo below that our web site host, Matthew C. Shuman captured on the window of his truck this morning.  Nature is amazing.  Works of art all around us in the smallest details of our lives.

Space for this page provided by Maryland musician and artist, Matthew C. Shuman. Stop on in and find out more: The Music and Art of Matthew C. Shuman. He is known across the state for his hand drawn pencil pet portraits. Visit his BLOG. If you are a fan of solo piano music stream it free, below. He's approaching 5,000,000 streams across all digital platforms. 
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Here is "Night Storm" from waaaay back ... before The Weather Channel picked it up for use in their cable programming. 

SNOW UPDATE ❄️:  Good evening everyone!  So many thoughts from so many different weather sources around the area for this next potential system.  As of now it appears we might see light snow start at some point Friday afternoon and stretch into early Saturday morning.  It appears to be hugging the coast at the moment ... meaning the closer you are located to the ocean ... the more you could possibly see.

Possible accumulation numbers are very uncertain at the moment.  I am hoping that we will have more of an idea of what to expect with this system at some point tomorrow.  

Below are the current thoughts from Accuweather and the NWS.  

Stay tuned and #followthesnowman ⛄️