Snowstorm next weekend?
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Anonymous
There’s a poster here who skims forecasts in search of confirmation bias and then runs here to claim with authority that the storm is over. CWG and Doug K haven’t posted yet this morning. The snow event is still tracking to start Saturday evening and snow through Sunday afternoon. What’s changed is that the snow is supposed to stop around noon and then shift to sleet which will continue through Sunday night. |
Anonymous
I was a senior in FCPS in 96 and it was amazing; seniors didn't have to make up the time but everyone else got like a week tacked on to the end of their school year. |
Anonymous
| PWCS Teacher- If we are closed all week we might go online.. We are testing Zoom links |
Anonymous
FCPS is already closed Thursday and Friday of next week. Wednesday is a 2 hour early release. I doubt they’re planning to do the same. |
Anonymous
| It isn't going to be as major as you all hope. |
Anonymous
There is no real question that this will be a major storm. There will be a ton of precipitation and it will be well below freezing throughout the storm. The big open question is how much snow vs. sleet. But that is largely irrelevant to school closures. Given FCPS history and storm timing (and the fact that Weds PM/Thurs/Fri are already planned closures), I think odds are high that school is closed all week. |
Anonymous
Our grading period ends today. Tomorrow is teacher work day, and Monday is Personal Development. |
Anonymous
Thanks. This post will be formally documented so that if school opens next week you may return and exclaim, “I told you so.” Moving on… |
Anonymous
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Given the pace and skill at which roads are maintained during and following snow in NOVA (to be expected for a Southern state) FCPS will be closed all of next week, given the already scheduled closures.
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Anonymous
FCPS doesn’t switch to online instruction. |
Anonymous
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❄️ Capital Weather Gang
Winter storm timeline — here’s how we see it unfolding We’re getting a lot of questions about when things go downhill. Here’s our current thinking for the D.C. area (timing may shift a bit as we refine): 🕓 4–10 p.m. Saturday Light snow develops from SW → NE Temps: 16–20° 🌙 10 p.m. Sat – 4 a.m. Sun Snow spreads and intensifies Accumulation begins quickly once steady Temps: 16–20° ⏰ 4–10 a.m. Sunday (worst window) Heavy snow at times, rapid accumulation Snow may begin mixing with sleet/freezing rain, mainly south & east of the Beltway Temps: 15–20° 🕙 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday North & west: mostly snow, some mixing possible Near the Beltway: snow + sleet + freezing rain South & east: mainly sleet and freezing rain Temps: 18–24° 🌆 4–10 p.m. Sunday Mixed precip gradually tapers SW → NE Temps: 20–25° 🌙 Late Sunday night – early Monday Lingering mixed precip or freezing drizzle possible Temps: 17–22° ⚠️ Bottom line: We expect the worst travel conditions predawn through mid-morning Sunday, but with bitter cold, untreated roads will stay treacherous long after the heaviest snow ends. 👉 Full detailed briefing in the comments Posted 9a Thursday |
Anonymous
And conversely, we can use it to say, “I told you school wouldn’t open!” Ha! |
Anonymous
It’s not happening. |
Anonymous
| Went to the store this am. They were out of the leaner cuts of ground beef and milk was getting very low. |
Anonymous
| The kids are going to be very unhappy if this is a bust. I kind of hope for a big storm but that is only because I can work from home now and it doesn't eat into my PTO. I know plenty of people who are praying it is a bust. |