UpdatedFri, Jan 29, 2021 at 5:52 pm ET Reply(1) A winter storm watch has been issued for DC and northern Virginia starting Saturday night. Three inches of snow and ice are possible, which would make driving tricky throughout the weekend. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, DC — Updated forecasts show a winter storm could bring 5 inches of snow, along with some ice, to parts of northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., this weekend, weather forecasters say. Travel could be very difficult, the National Weather Service said Friday afternoon. The agency issued a winter storm watch for the District of Columbia, and portions of central and southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia. The watch begins at 1 a.m. Jan. 31 and run until 1 a.m. Feb. 1.