Montgomery School Events Canceled As Snow Approaches

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With snow expected late Friday afternoon and a winter weather advisory issued, Montgomery County Public Schools are canceling activities over concerns roads will be icy as temperatures plunge tonight.

The school system said in an email:

Out of an abundance of caution for our students, all after-school and evening school-sponsored activities are canceled today (February 12). Community use programs and activities in MCPS buildings will continue as scheduled.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory that goes into effect at 6 p.m. Friday and should expire at midnight.

Here’s what the forecaster warned in the advisory:

Snow showers are most likely between 6 pm and 8 pm across north-central Maryland into the northern and western suburbs of Washington and Baltimore. Snow showers are most likely between 8 and 11 pm inside the beltways of Washington DC and Baltimore and along and east of the Interstate 95 corridor from the Susquehanna River in northeast Maryland to Fredericksburg, VA.

Montgomery County and the Washington, D.C., area are included in the weather advisory.

With that forecast, Maryland’s State Highway Administration is warning drivers that Friday’s evening commute could be extremely hazardous since plow and salt trucks can’t treat roads in the midst of heavy traffic.

A high around 30 is expected Friday in Montgomery County, with a low in the upper teens and a high around 22 on Saturday. The overnight low Saturday will really make you shiver, with single digits expected, says the Weather Service.

For the latest traffic information, check www.md511.org.

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