Apocalypse [s]Now: Friday, 10:30 pm

4 1/2 inches accumulation so far.
Think it's a bust?
Think again--they're not backing down on this one.

From The Washington Post:

Snowmageddon is here and it's just warming up. The real deal arrives this evening and overnight, when snow could temporarily fall up to 2" or 3" per hour, rivaling the most intense rates this region ever witnesses.

Through tonight: Get ready (if you stay up) for some of the heaviest -- if not the heaviest -- snowfall rates you ever see around here. It will come down in buckets, perhaps with some thunder, most of the night after things intensify markedly by 7 p.m. or so.

Tomorrow (Saturday): If the huge amount of snow on the ground in the morning is not enough, no worries, because snow continues through much of the day Saturday. Snow will be most intense early but we should see a lighter and fluffier snow with some moderate to heavy periods lasting into the early evening.

We continue to expect total accumulations of 16-26".

Brief look ahead: As if we have not seen enough wintry weather lately, there's already another (much smaller) threat in the pipeline for late Tuesday into Wednesday. Right now it looks like it could threaten with just about every precipitation type depending on the ultimate track. In an already very snowy winter, it is certainly worth watching.

We'll see--and we'll keep you posted!