Snow depths across the country from the NOHRSC

Tonight's storm will move offshore just south of the city. That's way too far north for the low to suck up enough of that juicy, warm Atlantic energy to give the city a proper nor'easter. Instead we're most likely looking at a couple inches of snow overnight, mixing with rain at times. Maybe another inch will fall during the day on Tuesday. There's an outside chance we'll see 4-6 inches of snow but the higher amounts will generally fall well to the north and west of the city. Since there shouldn't be much snow, and because the snow will miss our nation's capital, the storm hasn't acquired a vaguely threatening, yet ridiculous, nickname.

Light snow may linger into Wednesday but little accumulation is expected. The second half of the week will feature a mix of clouds and sun giving way to mostly clear skies by the weekend. Temperatures look they will run at, or just a touch below, normal for the next week.