Snow squalls that brought brief but heavy snowfall Friday afternoon and evening have moved out of the D.C. area. Storm Team4 is tracking another winter storm expected to dump up to six inches of snow Monday.
Not much snow stuck Friday, but with temperatures dropping below freezing, standing water and slush is expected to turn to ice.
Storm Team4 is under a winter weather advisory at least through Monday. Here's a full list of weather alerts.
Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland closed two hours early Friday in anticipation of the wintry weather. All after-school and evening activities are canceled or postponed, the school system said. Here's a full list of closures and delays.
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The region will be cold, mostly sunny and windy Saturday.
Sunday to Monday forecast: Accumulating snow and travel impacts
The next storm likely will impact Monday's commute. The snowstorm could arrive late Sunday.
Accumulating snow is likely, especially into the day on Monday. At times, a wintry mix of rain and ice could be in play.
Snow totals could reach 3 to 6 inches for much of the D.C. area, according to Storm Team4's current forecast.
“This is what I am confident in: We will see accumulating snow on Monday,” Meteorologist Jessica Faith said. “There will be inches of snow."
Mixed precipitation is possible, such as a period of sleet or some freezing rain, which is hazardous on the roads. Whatever type of precipitation falls is expected to stick to the ground because of cold temperatures.
Culpeper County Public Schools has already closed school for students Monday and Tuesday.
Snow totals will vary based on where the storm system sets up. If it’s further north, the D.C. area could have lower snow totals because we can have more mixed precipitation. If it’s more south, we could pretty much have all snow.
Next week is expected to be sunny, but cold, with highs near 30° through next weekend.
Snow preparations underway in DC, Maryland and Virginia
D.C. snow crews began pretreating roads on the city's snow emergency routes Thursday evening, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said.
Twenty-one brine trucks pretreated roads using a mixture of salt, beet juice and water from 6 p.m. Thursday until 6 a.m. Friday, Bowser's office said in a news release.
The snow team partially deployed on Friday from noon to midnight, with 34 heavy plows to treat highways, streets, bridges, ramps and other elevated structures. Ten pick-up truck plows treat smaller streets, the release said.
"The best thing that a driver can do is if you don't need to be on the road when it can be slick or snowy, is avoid the road. We always want you to think about the route you're taking and take your time," said Clint Osborn with the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Snow plow crews with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) could be seen prepping on Thursday.
MDOT SHA says Maryland residents can track snow plows and trucks near them using this online tool that shows where the plows are in real-time.
Virginia Department of Transportation crews will pretreat interstates, primary roads, high-volume secondary roads, bridges, ramps and overpasses with salt brine Saturday and will be out treating as snow develops, VDOT said.
"Keep your eyes on the forecast, check your emergency kit and remember to plan travel around the storm, not during the storm," VDOT said on X.
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