Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 1 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 34. Light north wind becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
🚨 You need to know
The big news today: snow.
In case you haven’t looked outside, there’s snow all across the city.
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) canceled school today and opted to give students and teachers a traditional snow day rather than switch to remote learning.
The DASH bus system is operating its regular weekday service with minor snow detours. WMATA said that Metrobus will be operating under its severe snow plan, with bus travel limited to major roads.
For locals in the federal government: the Office of Personnel Management said ‘maximum telework‘ is in effect, so no “traditional snow day” for federal workers or local reporters.