Predicted Snowfall Cancels PG County School Events

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UPPER MARLBORO, MD — With snow expected late Friday afternoon and a winter weather advisory issued, Prince George’s County Public Schools is canceling activities over concerns roads will be icy as temperatures plunge tonight.

The school system said in an alert:

Due to potential inclement weather, all afternoon and evening activities are cancelled. PGCPS Before and After School programs will operate on their regular schedules.

Debido al potencial de las inclemencias del tiempo, todas las actividades de la tarde y noche serán canceladas. Programas Antes y después del día escolar de PGCPS operarán en sus horarios regulares.

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.

Prince George’s County and Washington, D.C., 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 in Prince George’s County, with a low in the upper teens and a high around 20 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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