Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 16:33     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s the end of the semester. FCPS will open on Tuesday if at all possible.


Are you new here?

School will be closed all week.

Secondary roads won't be cleared until Wednesday.


+1. The week for sure. Thinking otherwise is just delusional.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 16:29     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:I think m/t closed and 2 hour delay on w. We shall see!
A two-hour delay on the same day as a two-hour early release? Not a chance.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 16:21     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Will Saturday activities be pre-emptively canceled?
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 16:12     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
I think m/t closed and 2 hour delay on w. We shall see!
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 16:05     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any FCPS alumni on here? Blizzard of 1996 ring a bell? Schools shut down for a solid 2 weeks (and the 3rd was delayed openings) for heavy snow followed by frozen rain on top.


2 weeks?!?


I was new to the area and had just started working. All levels of govt shut down.


Yep.

The whole city including the federal govt was shut down.

It was pre work issued laptop days, so it was real snow days with parents out in the snow playing with the kids instead of inside working. It was glorious.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 16:04     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:It’s the end of the semester. FCPS will open on Tuesday if at all possible.


Are you new here?

School will be closed all week.

Secondary roads won't be cleared until Wednesday.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 16:02     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Models have shifted to this being a sat evening affair. Predictions are kids will be in school Tuesday/Wed.


There is zero chance that schools will open on Tuesday. Lows are going to be in the single digits and everything will be a glacier.


I think it could be open. If we get 8-10 inches on Sunday, schools should be open by Tuesday.


8-10 inches would put schools out for a week.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 15:31     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
If we get 10 inches of snow plus sleet and ice, they will probably need Monday and Tuesday to dig everyone out and salt the parking lot and sidewalks. Then we can reopen for half a day! 🤣
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 15:16     Subject: Re:Snowstorm next weekend?
CWG seems to think 8 inches at the top. My guess is 8-10 and then sleet
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 14:43     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:It’s the end of the semester. FCPS will open on Tuesday if at all possible.


Nope. See you in February!
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 14:42     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any FCPS alumni on here? Blizzard of 1996 ring a bell? Schools shut down for a solid 2 weeks (and the 3rd was delayed openings) for heavy snow followed by frozen rain on top.


2 weeks?!?


I was new to the area and had just started working. All levels of govt shut down.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 14:33     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Odds of school on Tuesday?


Decent. 30% at least


Dr. Reid isn't so conservative, so you never know. She sent the kids to school last year when some neighborhood roads near us were icerinks. You saw people without awd sliding around and getting stuck at minor hills. It will be below freezing so she should probably keep kids home for safety.

She kept schools closed for 4 days hoping those roads would thaw and then gave up on day 5 with a 2 hour delay. Most of the county could have gone back on day 2 or 3 that week.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 14:27     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Odds of school on Tuesday?


Decent. 30% at least


Dr. Reid isn't so conservative, so you never know. She sent the kids to school last year when some neighborhood roads near us were icerinks. You saw people without awd sliding around and getting stuck at minor hills. It will be below freezing so she should probably keep kids home for safety.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 14:23     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
It’s the end of the semester. FCPS will open on Tuesday if at all possible.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 14:22     Subject: Snowstorm next weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Models have shifted to this being a sat evening affair. Predictions are kids will be in school Tuesday/Wed.


There is zero chance that schools will open on Tuesday. Lows are going to be in the single digits and everything will be a glacier.


I think it could be open. If we get 8-10 inches on Sunday, schools should be open by Tuesday.


The models indicate 8-10 inches by 7am Sunday morning. The snow forecasts will be updated later to reflect that what happens after 7am, this is going to be a 14+ inch snowfall guaranteed.


The kids will be out the entire week.