Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
❄️ Today’s weather: Heavy snow is expected with a high near 28 and an east wind of 5 to 9 mph. There is a 100% chance of precipitation and 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulation. On Monday night, snow is mainly expected before 10 pm with a low around 19 and northwest wind of 9 to 14 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%, with less than one inch of additional snow accumulation possible.
🚨 You need to know
In case you haven’t looked outside yet: there’s snow all around Alexandria. It’s likely to continue snowing throughout the day with… well you can read all that above. In Alexandria, that snow comes with a few of the expected closures and changes.
In addition to ACPS being closed today, Alexandria’s DASH bus network is operating on a Sunday schedule with snow routes in effect.
According to DASH:
Effective Monday, January 6, DASH will be operating on a Sunday schedule with snow routes in effect, in response to expected winter weather and VA’s state of emergency. For more detailed information about DASH’s snow routes, visit www.dashbus.com/snow.
Real-time bus information will not be available tomorrow on our website or on 3rd party mapping or trip planning apps. Riders should refer to the Sunday timetable found online at www.dashbus.com/schedules, or in a physical copy of DASH’s Ride Guide for trip planning purposes.
Additionally, trash and recycling will “slide” by one day due to the weather conditions.
According to the City:
The collection schedule for the week of January 6-10 will be:
- Monday collection will be Tuesday.
- Tuesday collection will be Wednesday.
- Wednesday collection will be Thursday.
- Thursday collection will be Friday.
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