National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington is a local office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions in 44 counties in eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, the majority of the state of Maryland, as well as the city of Washington, D.C. Although labeled as the NWS Baltimore/Washington, its actual location is off Old Ox Road (Virginia State Route 606) in the Dulles section of Sterling, Virginia, adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport.

National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington
Typesbranch 
LocationSterling 
CountryUnited States 
Coordinates38°58′35″N 77°29′08″W[1]
Websitewww.weather.gov/lwx/ 

The NWS Baltimore/Washington currently employs about 25 people including meteorologists, support personnel, and management staff, working rotating shifts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Effective November 10, 2020, the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington will be responsible for Cecil County, Maryland, rather than the National Weather Service Mount Holly/Philadelphia. As of the same date, the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington will be responsible for Garrett County, Maryland, rather than the National Weather Service Pittsburgh.[2]

Jurisdictions served
Service map for the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington.

District of Columbia

Counties

Independent city

Counties

Independent cities

West Virginia

Aviation weather services locations

First-order/climate sites

[4]

  • Maryland
  • Virginia
    • Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
    • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Arlington)
    • Washington Dulles International Airport (Chantilly/Sterling)
  • West Virginia
    • Eastern WV Regional Airport (Martinsburg)

NOAA Weather Radio

The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington forecast office provides programming for eight NOAA Weather Radio stations.[5]

City of licenseCall signFrequency (MHz)Power
Baltimore, MarylandKEC83162.400 MHz1,000 watts
Hagerstown, MarylandWXM42162.475 MHz1,000 watts
Manassas, VirginiaKHB36162.550 MHz1,000 watts
Moorefield, West VirginiaWXM73162.400 MHz500 watts
Frostburg, MarylandWXM43162.425 MHz300 watts
Charlottesville, VirginiaKZZ28162.450 MHz1,000 watts
Washington, D.C.WNG736162.450 MHz300 watts
Fredericksburg, VirginiaWZ2527162.425 MHz300 watts

References
  1. https://www.weather.gov/lwx/.
  2. Berk, Justin (October 18, 2020). "National Weather Service Will Bring 2 More Maryland Counties Under One Office". Just In Weather.
  3. "Transfer of NWS Forecast & Warning Services for Maryland's Garrett & Cecil Counties to NWS Baltimore/Washington Effective November 10, 2020". NWS Baltimore/Washington. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  4. "Local Climatology Reporting Locations". National Weather Service Sterling, VA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  5. NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio, NOAA. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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