National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
Baltimore/Washington

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sterling, Virginia
Agency overview
TypeMeteorological
JurisdictionNational Weather Service
Headquarters43858 Weather Service Rd.
Sterling, VA 20166
38°58′35″N 77°29′08″W
Employees25
Agency executives
  • James E. Lee, Meteorologist in Charge
  • Christopher Strong, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Parent agencyNational Weather Service
Websitewww.weather.gov/lwx/

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.

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.

As of November 10, 2020, the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington is 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 is responsible for Garrett County, Maryland, rather than the National Weather Service Pittsburgh.[1]

  1. ^ Berk, Justin (October 18, 2020). "National Weather Service Will Bring 2 More Maryland Counties Under One Office". Just In Weather.