Evening update...

As of early evening, the rain/snow line has inched north of Richmond as expected. There are no real changes to the forecast. The map above shows the accumulation possibilities for what fell today combined with what I expect for tomorrow...so TOTAL accumulation through tomorrow night.

Here's the rundown for overnight and tomorrow by location:

Metro Richmond (city and east) down to southern Chesterfield and east to Urbanna
-- mainly rain during the evening, mixed with sleet overnight and then changing back to snow by sunrise
-- 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulation tomorrow

North and west of Richmond (from Short Pump/Hanover to the Northern Neck/south to Farmville:
-- rain and sleet this evening, mixing with and changing to snow after 3 A.M.
-- 3 to 5 inches of snow tomorrow (4 to 6 inches on the Northern Neck)

Farther north and west (from western Goochland/NW Hanover to the upper Northern Neck)
-- sleet/snow mixed with rain this evening and overnight, changing to back to snow during the wee hours of the morning
-- 3 to 5 inches of snow tomorrow (4 to 8 inches on the Northern Neck and Caroline County)

Fredericksburg southwest to Louisa
-- snow mixing with sleet into the wee hours of the morning, then all snow again before sunrise
-- 8 to 12 inches by 2 or 3 A.M. and another 8 to 12 inches tomorrow, making a total of 16 to 24 inches

Charlottesville up to northwest Virginia/DC/Baltimore
-- mostly snow (some sleet may mix in)...storm totals of 20 to 25 inches +

Well south and east of Richmond (Tri-Cities to Williamsburg)
-- rain tonight, changing to snow in the morning
-- 1 to 3 inches of snow tomorrow (2 to 4 inches from Williamsburg and the Middle Peninsula

Extreme southeastern Virginia/Hampton Roads (and Emporia)

-- heavy rain tonight and tomorrow morning (1 to 3 inches)
-- a change to snow in the afternoon with 1 to 2 inches possible through tomorrow evening
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