The Washington, D.C., area is preparing to wake up to a winter wonderland on Saturday.
Up to a few inches of snow are expected to fall overnight into Saturday morning, Storm Team4 says.
Much of the D.C. area will be under a winter weather advisory. A winter storm warning will be in effect for areas north and west expected to get the largest snowfall. Here's a full list of weather alerts.
Snow is expected to move out by 8 a.m. Saturday.
Prince George's County Public Schools canceled athletics and activities and will close facilities on Saturday due to the weather.
If you want to build a snowman or hit up a sledding hill, get moving early. Sunshine will be back on Saturday afternoon to melt a lot of the snow.
Early Sunday, slippery sidewalks and black ice on roads could slow down travel. But all-day sunshine will melt most of the lingering snow. Monday's weather looks great for your Presidents Day plans, like visiting Mount Vernon or Alexandria's George Washington Birthday Parade.
Enjoy this snowfall: With March just two weeks away, there’s more than a 50-50 chance that this will be the last significant snowfall of the season, Storm Team4 Meteorologist Chuck Bell said.
How much snow could fall?
This storm will be more of a nuisance than a blockbuster.
There’s a 99% chance that we see at least an inch of snow, Bell said.
Overall, a few inches of snow are likely. Storm Team4 predicts:
- 1 to 3 inches in D.C., around the Beltway and farther south
- 3 to 6 inches in areas north and west of D.C., including Leesburg, Virginia, and upper Montgomery County, Maryland.
- The highest snow totals will be out toward West Virginia and far western Maryland. The area from Wisp Resort in McHenry, Maryland, to Elkins, West Virginia, could see up to 8 inches of snow.
Weather radar
Winter storm warning
A winter storm warning is in effect until 5 a.m. Saturday for western Loudoun County, Virginia, and Frederick County, Maryland.
Heavy snow is expected, and travel could become very difficult in those areas, the National Weather Service said.
Winter weather advisory
A winter weather advisory is in effect from until 7 a.m. Saturday, The National Weather Service said.
The advisory covers much of the D.C. area:
- Washington D.C.
- Portions of central and northern Maryland, including Calvert County, Charles County, Prince George’s County and central and southeast Montgomery County
- Northern and northwestern Virginia, including Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax County, parts of Prince William County, Manassas, Manassas Park
