Snow chances at week's end, early next week

These showers, if they arrive, come with the arrival of a cold front that's forecast to move through the mid-Atlantic late Thursday into Friday. The low driving the front - and the real snowstorm - will stay to our north and east, with AccuWeather predicting "disruptive" snow for southeastern New York State and parts of New England.

Here's what Eric the Red is anticipating for Thursday into Friday: "DC/nrn Va.: Nothing. Between DC and Baltimore:  A dusting, perhaps an inch. North and East of Baltimore: 1-3", with low end closer to the city.

"Given the amount of energy that will accompany the system, I think it's safe to put out a prelim heads up for a dusting to perhaps an inch or two of snow for Thurs night into Friday morning. I don't know about you, but I'm headed to Safeway."

After a brief period of higher pressure and clear skies Saturday and Sunday, there's another system due that could bring more snow Monday night into Tuesday. Not much chatter about that yet. But Eric the Red thinks it might be our first decent snowstorm of the season:

"If I were a gambling man, I'd place my bet on our first significant winter storm for the interior Mid-Atlantic. I mean, really, they ALL can't miss us, right?!

"I have a hard time buying the to-our-west track, cos the northern Atlantic would argue against that; the block tends to cause storms to form/track along the coast, or if anything, too far offshore (i.e. Christmas week).

"As it stands now, the timing of this whole thing looks to be Tues into Weds."