Snow starts falling in Alexandria before Friday commute

Published January 28, 2022 at 3:00PM

Snow started falling at around 2:45 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 28) in Alexandria, as the city remains under a Winter Weather Advisory until 4 a.m. Saturday.

The National Weather Service says that the snow could lead to slippery road conditions for the evening commute. One inch of snow is expected.

“The steadiest snow is expected late this afternoon through this evening,” NWS said in the advisory. “Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute.”

Temperatures are expected to fall to 23 degrees this evening.

Here are our current winter weather headlines. Accumulating snow across these areas will impact the evening commute. For the latest info: https://t.co/ZOlvESgJ2H #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #WVwx pic.twitter.com/manXf3zrt3

— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) January 28, 2022

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