Weather update: Rain will turn to sleet, then snow overnight

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The National Weather Service has issued a WINTER STORM WARNING from 7 p.m. today to 7 a.m. Tuesday for Winchester and Frederick County. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 9 p.m. today to 7 a.m. Tuesday for Shenandoah, Page and Warren counties.

The National Weather Service forecast calls for rain to fall today, rain and sleet between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Tuesday, and then snow after midnight. Accumulation of 5 to 7 inches of snow possible in Winchester and Frederick County, while Shenandoah, Page and Warren counties could see 2 to 5 inches of snow.

Temperatures will be in the mid-30s this evening and will drop to the upper 20s by Tuesday morning.

Winter Storm Warning area:

WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
FREDERICK VA-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...WINCHESTER...MARTINSBURG...
CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...
ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY

Winter Weather Advisory area:

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-
GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...
BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...HARRISONBURG...FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG...
MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...
WARRENTON...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN

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