PGCPS Makes Weather Decision For Dec. 15

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A Prince George's County Public Schools and offices will open two hours late Thursday.

There will be no work-study transportation and those students should not report to school. There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center, half-day special education programs or half-day pre-K.

Any other school program requiring transportation prior to noon will not have transportation, school officials noted, including Howard B. Owens Science Center, JA Finance Park and William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt).

All field trips have been cancelled.

Food Services still will offer breakfast.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for much of Maryland. The alert lasts until 1 p.m. Thursday.

The meteorologists called for freezing rain with total ice accumulations somewhere between a glaze and 0.1 inches. The highest ice totals "will be in the northern and western suburbs of Washington and Baltimore, where sleet could mix in."

"Plan on slippery road conditions," the National Weather Service said in its advisory. "The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning commute."

Warmer air should arrive later Thursday morning and afternoon, changing the precipitation to rain.

"Slow down and use caution while traveling," the National Weather Service said. "When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury."

Visit weather.gov/lwx/ to see the latest forecast.