Flurries possible Tuesday in DC region; heavier snow in western Maryland

WASHINGTON - A slight chance of snow showers in the D.C. area Tuesday as the region deals with cold temperatures about 10 degrees below average.

A brief period of snow flurries moved across parts of the area north of Baltimore early Tuesday morning. The cold and breezy conditions will make it feel more like mid-January than mid-December, said FOX 5's Taylor Grenda.

More significant snow was falling Tuesday morning in the mountainous areas of western Maryland. Traffic cameras spotted snow on the roadways at US-219 over Deep Creek Lake. Garrett County was under a Winter Storm Warning until 10 a.m. with several inches of snow and gusty winds expected throughout the day.

Wind chills in and around the D.C. area will make it feel like 30 degrees with actual air temperatures in the low-40s this afternoon. A very cold night ahead with lows in the upper-20s.

A partly sunny Christmas Day ahead with highs near 53 degrees.

WEATHER FUN FACT: FOX 5's Mike Thomas says we picked up nearly as much rain in the last 24 hours as we did in all of November. With over 5-inches of rain already, this is the wettest December in five years!