A Winter Storm Watch is in place from Saturday evening through Monday morning as a surge of Arctic air moves into the Washington, D.C. region, bringing the threat of heavy snow, dangerous cold and the potential for travel delays and school disruptions.

There are many variables that go into forecasting snow amounts, that apps don't account for.

Snow could be headed for the DMV for the last weekend in January.

A bitter blast of cold air settles over the D.C. region Tuesday as all eyes turn to a potential weekend winter storm that could deliver significant snowfall.

DC celebrates MLK Day with a sunny forecast before a cold night; temperatures to rise midweek with possible snow by weekend.

In Fairfax County, flurries were seen falling from the sky around 9 a.m. In Montgomery County, video captured snow moving into the Olney area, with the flurries picking up within seconds.

Could this weekend's storm make history? It's still unclear how much will actually fall, but it's been years since the Washington, D.C., region;s last record-setting snow.