Anonymous
01/22/2026 19:35
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)
This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.
MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.
Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.
The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.
If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.
The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.
It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.
+1 last year MCPS stayed closed well after all the roads were cleared. It was fun snow days for them! Nevermind everyone else is going to work normally except parents of young children who are scrambling because those stupid lazy f&cks wouldn't even let child care open.
So go to private school.
It's not MoCo's fault your employer sucks.
Many private schools follow MCPS for closures and delays.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 18:51
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Early morning simulations now suggest rainfall near the end of this storm on Sunday evening. The middle troposphere will become warm enough to make every precipitation particle liquid by then. So hopefully that indicates some washout but the surface is still sub-zero and will remain fairly cold after this snow storm. Refreezing is even more dangerous and harder to clear out.
What you’re describing is way worse than just snow. Were you around in the 90’s when everything froze over with like six inches of ice?
I was a college student at AU in the mid nineties when DC was encased in ice one holiday weekend. It didn’t melt for a week. There were massive power outages from downed lines. Classes had already been canceled that Monday for the holiday, and were canceled Tuesday-Friday due to the ice. I don’t even remember any snow. The Post published anecdotes about liquor sales to frustrated parents whose young children were home, bouncing off the walls all week.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 18:04
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday: Delay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)
I agree on this.
The real question (which I hesitate to ask because it will summon the mean SAHM troll who is obsessed with taunting parents who use school-based childcare) is whether MCPS will allow school-based childcare to open on any of these days if their local area is safe and they're able to get staff in, or whether they force all childcare across the county to be closed all of these days.
My guess is definitely no childcare on Monday (many of us were planning to use it on the no-school day) and almost certainly no childcare on Tuesday either. Wednesday is a maybe. Thursday if they do keep schools closed, I think they at least finally let childcares open.
The taunting troll is definitely not a SAHM. SAHMs understand not having a nanny or back up at the ready and empathize. It’s more likely a WAHM or a mom with local family or a WAHD or a flexible schedule.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 17:51
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:MCPS closed for over a week for the 2003 Presidents Day Snowstorm. Anticipate at least a week.
It looks like MCPS once experienced Mid-Winter break albeit unplanned!
Anonymous
01/22/2026 16:23
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Early morning simulations now suggest rainfall near the end of this storm on Sunday evening. The middle troposphere will become warm enough to make every precipitation particle liquid by then. So hopefully that indicates some washout but the surface is still sub-zero and will remain fairly cold after this snow storm. Refreezing is even more dangerous and harder to clear out.
What you’re describing is way worse than just snow. Were you around in the 90’s when everything froze over with like six inches of ice?
Anonymous
01/22/2026 16:04
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:MCPS closed for over a week for the 2003 Presidents Day Snowstorm. Anticipate at least a week.
That was like 15-30 inches. This is more 8-12.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 15:59
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
MCPS closed for over a week for the 2003 Presidents Day Snowstorm. Anticipate at least a week.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 15:37
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday
This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.
MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.
Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.
The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.
If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.
The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.
It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.
+1 last year MCPS stayed closed well after all the roads were cleared. It was fun snow days for them! Nevermind everyone else is going to work normally except parents of young children who are scrambling because those stupid lazy f&cks wouldn't even let child care open.
So go to private school.
It's not MoCo's fault your employer sucks.
No, the roads were fine. I took the bus. It was ridiculous that MCPS wouldn't even let child care providers decide if they could open. The leadership is completely dismissive of families and acts like the money will keep rolling in with no awareness of where it is coming from.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 15:31
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday
This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.
MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.
Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.
The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.
If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.
The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.
It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.
+1 last year MCPS stayed closed well after all the roads were cleared. It was fun snow days for them! Nevermind everyone else is going to work normally except parents of young children who are scrambling because those stupid lazy f&cks wouldn't even let child care open.
So go to private school.
It's not MoCo's fault your employer sucks.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 14:52
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday: Delay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)
I agree on this.
The real question (which I hesitate to ask because it will summon the mean SAHM troll who is obsessed with taunting parents who use school-based childcare) is whether MCPS will allow school-based childcare to open on any of these days if their local area is safe and they're able to get staff in, or whether they force all childcare across the county to be closed all of these days.
My guess is definitely no childcare on Monday (many of us were planning to use it on the no-school day) and almost certainly no childcare on Tuesday either. Wednesday is a maybe. Thursday if they do keep schools closed, I think they at least finally let childcares open.
If they let child care open anywhere it means central office staffers have to work (since it means administrative offices have to open) so I'm guessing they will keep it closed for as long as possible and troll DCUM saying it makes total sense and why don't we care about the providers even though they are begging to be allowed to open.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 14:20
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday: Delay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)
I agree on this.
The real question (which I hesitate to ask because it will summon the mean SAHM troll who is obsessed with taunting parents who use school-based childcare) is whether MCPS will allow school-based childcare to open on any of these days if their local area is safe and they're able to get staff in, or whether they force all childcare across the county to be closed all of these days.
My guess is definitely no childcare on Monday (many of us were planning to use it on the no-school day) and almost certainly no childcare on Tuesday either. Wednesday is a maybe. Thursday if they do keep schools closed, I think they at least finally let childcares open.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 14:11
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday
Really just depends how MCPS handles it. Usually not that well, last year 7 inches of snow was able to close school for three days with a delay the next I believe.
Yeah that's why I think if we really do get a foot or more there's a chance of being off all week ala Snowmaggedon.
+1
+2
Make your arrangements now.
Yeah we don't have a nanny on retainer and not interested in making my parents sleep over all week so like everyone else there is not much we can do besides buy groceries. Not canceling virtual meetings, DC can watch TV if needed.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to be flippant — I get that this is tough for parents. I still think expecting MCPS to cancel (whatever that means for your preparations — even just bracing yourself) is the thing to do at this point.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 12:05
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday
Really just depends how MCPS handles it. Usually not that well, last year 7 inches of snow was able to close school for three days with a delay the next I believe.
Yeah that's why I think if we really do get a foot or more there's a chance of being off all week ala Snowmaggedon.
+1
+2
Make your arrangements now.
Yeah we don't have a nanny on retainer and not interested in making my parents sleep over all week so like everyone else there is not much we can do besides buy groceries. Not canceling virtual meetings, DC can watch TV if needed.
Sadly not every DC can watch TV.
What arrangements are you making?
Anonymous
01/22/2026 11:53
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday
Really just depends how MCPS handles it. Usually not that well, last year 7 inches of snow was able to close school for three days with a delay the next I believe.
Yeah that's why I think if we really do get a foot or more there's a chance of being off all week ala Snowmaggedon.
+1
+2
Make your arrangements now.
Yeah we don't have a nanny on retainer and not interested in making my parents sleep over all week so like everyone else there is not much we can do besides buy groceries. Not canceling virtual meetings, DC can watch TV if needed.
Sadly not every DC can watch TV.
Anonymous
01/22/2026 11:28
Subject: Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday
Really just depends how MCPS handles it. Usually not that well, last year 7 inches of snow was able to close school for three days with a delay the next I believe.
Yeah that's why I think if we really do get a foot or more there's a chance of being off all week ala Snowmaggedon.
+1
+2
Make your arrangements now.
Yeah we don't have a nanny on retainer and not interested in making my parents sleep over all week so like everyone else there is not much we can do besides buy groceries. Not canceling virtual meetings, DC can watch TV if needed.