Jan 7, 2015

A fluffy snow blanketed the region in time for the Tuesday morning commute and forecasters have increased the amount Marylanders can expect to accumulate.

: Bicyclists travel past the U.S. Captiol in falling snow as schools and business close due to unexpededly heavy precipitation January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Tuesday is the opening day of the 114th Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Children play in the snow in Rock Creek Park in Washington on January 6, 2015 after snow fell for the first time this winter. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man walks his dogs in Washington on January 6, 2015 after snow fell for the first time this winter. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man walks on a snow-covered sidewalk, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Baltimore. The National Weather Service says snowfall totals could reach 4 to 6 inches in the Washington suburbs and 3 to 5 in the Maryland mountains. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

: Paiden Beasley, 4, helps her step-brother shovel snow along Conococheague Street in Williamsport, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/The Herald-Mail, Ric Dugan)

: Jadon English, 11, of the Longfellow neighborhood in Columbia, takes aim with a snowball while playing with friends at a small park, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. (Baltimore Sun Media Group)

: Two US military honor guardsmen stand at attention in the snow as they await the arrival of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at the White House in Washington, DC, January 6, 2015. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man walks on a snow-covered sidewalk outside of a parking garage, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Baltimore. The National Weather Service says snowfall totals could reach 4 to 6 inches in the Washington suburbs and 3 to 5 in the Maryland mountains. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

: A woman walks past an empty bus stop as a light snow falls, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Baltimore. Maryland State Police say a light morning snowfall is making travel hazardous for those driving in to Baltimore and Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

: A man walks through falling snow in front of the US Capitol , January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Later today Congress will convene its first session of the 114th Congress with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: A man walks in the falling snow on Capitol Hill, January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Later today Congress will convene its first session of the 114th Congress with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: I-83 and Guilford Avenue, looking south. (Jeffrey F. Bill / Baltimore Sun)

: Clearing a path for the new Congress, employees of the Architect of the Capitol shovel snow off the steps of the U.S. House of Representatives as more snow continues to fall January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Tuesday is the opening day of the 114th Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Clearing a path for the new Congress, employees of the Architect of the Capitol use tractors to remove snow from in front of the U.S. Capitol as more snow continues to fall January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Tuesday is the opening day of the 114th Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: People wait for a train to arrive suring a heavy snow January 6, 2015 in Vienna, Virginia. The first significant snowfall of the year wrecked havoc on the morning rush hour in the Washington, DC area. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man walks past the White House during a snow storm January 6, 2015 in Vienna, Virginia. The first significant snowfall of the year wrecked havoc on the morning rush hour in the Washington, DC area. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: A mother and her child walk at a snow-covered park in Ankara, on January 6, 2015. (Adem Altan /AFP/Getty Images)

: The White House and the West Wing are covered in snow after a small storm blew through Washington, DC, January 6, 2015. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

: A light snow falls on a tour group outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, as temperatures hover around freezing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

: Motorists travel along Broad Street in Hazleton Pa., as light snow falls on the area Tuesday Jan. 6, 2015. Snow delayed the start of school and reduced speeds on highways in western Pennsylvania and slowed commuter rail and air travel in the Philadelphia area. (AP Photo/Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Eric Conover)

: State Highway Administration employee, Nancy Vaughn, Edmondson Villiage, walks up Calvert Street to work when her connecting bus never arrived. (Jeffrey F. Bill / Baltimore Sun)

: Scott Woodell sweeps snow off the steps at the Baltimore Community Resource Center on W. 25th Street near Maryland Ave. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore City, southern Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County could now see up to three or four inches of snow from the fast-moving system from western Canada ushers in frigid air expected to last through the week. Temperatures were hovering in the lower 20s Tuesday morning, helping to boost the snowfall totals.

First snow of 2015 falls in Maryland, D.C.

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