Regional radar around 3 p.m. Friday. (Intellicast.com)

As precipitation streaks toward the Washington region and the first flakes begin in Southern Maryland, it’s a good time to take stock of the various snowfall forecasts from media organizations and the National Weather Service through Saturday.

There is a fair amount of harmony in the available forecasts, with the majority predicting about 1 to 4 inches of snow in the D.C. metro area, and more in Southern Maryland and eastern areas.

Without further ado, here are the forecast maps:

Capital Weather Gang: 1-3 inches for metro D.C.


National Weather Service: 2-4 inches for metro D.C.


(National Weather Service)

NBC4: 2-4 inches for metro D.C., 1-2 inches in the District

FOX 5: 2-4 inches for metro D.C.

ABC7: 2-4 inches for metro D.C.

WUSA9: 1-2 inches for metro D.C.

For fun, I polled our group of Capital Weather Gang forecasters on how much they expect at Reagan National Airport, and they presented quite a range — but averaged 1.3 inches:

  • Brian Jackson: Trace
  • Matt Rogers: 0.6 inches
  • Wes Junker: 0.7 inches
  • Jeff Halverson: 0.8 inches
  • Dan Stillman: 0.8 inches
  • Angela Fritz: 1.0 inches
  • Greg Porter: 1.3 inches
  • David Streit: 1.8 inches
  • Jason Samenow: 2.6 inches
  • Ian Livingston: 3.4 inches

(Capital Weather Gang’s boss, metro editor Mike Semel, is going with 3.0 inches.)

Now it’s your turn: How much snow do you think will fall at Reagan National Airport through Saturday night. Vote in our poll below.

Can’t see the poll? Click here.

Predicting D.C.'s first snow storm of the winter

This is a non-scientific user poll. Results are not statistically valid and cannot be assumed to reflect the views of Washington Post users as a group or the general population.

Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow tells us when the bulk of the snow is expected to fall in the D.C. area and how much to expect. (Claritza Jimenez,Jason Samenow/The Washington Post)