2nd round of snowstorm prepares to dump more flakes on DC region
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Around half a foot of snow fell early Monday during the first half of the D.C. region’s first winter storm of 2025, with another burst of winter weather not far behind that could send snow totals in the double digits.
The D.C. area is under a winter storm warning, issued by the National Weather Service, through 1 a.m. Tuesday.
According to WTOP Meteorologist Mike Stinneford, a mixture of light snow and sleet was still falling in D.C.’s northern suburbs early Monday afternoon, with other parts of the region seeing a break before the next widespread round of snow showers sets in late afternoon into Monday evening.
“Another 1 to 3 inches of snow will fall, so it looks like it’s going to be about 6 to 10, 6 to 11 for the entire storm across the region,” Stinneford said.
Snow will taper off around midnight, according to Stinneford.
If parts of the region do see 11 inches, it would be the biggest snow event in nearly a decade.
“The last time we had 11 inches was on Jan. 23 of 2016. … That storm delivered a total of 17.8″ of snowfall that ended the following day,” Johnson said Sunday evening.
Snowfall totals
Estimates of snowfall totals from the National Weather Service, as of 12:30 p.m.:
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Rosslyn, Virginia: 5.8 inches
- Clarksville, Maryland: 5.4 inches
- Bethesda, Maryland: 4.8 inches
- Dale City, Virginia: 8.5 inches
- Crownsville, Maryland: 8 inches
- East Falls Church, Virginia: 7.2 inches
- Dulles Airport, Virginia: 4.6 inches
These snowfall totals will be updated throughout the day.
Closings and delays
The federal government, along with public and private schools across the D.C. region, closed Monday, and several school systems have already announced they’ll be closing Tuesday.
With another round of snow expected late Monday, more school districts are expected to announce changes in their plans for Tuesday.
See the full list of updated closings and delays here.
Meanwhile the governors of both Maryland and Virginia declared states of emergency, increasing staffing and making more resources available to deal with the wintry blast.
In D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a snow emergency through the end of Tuesday. The decision activates several snow-related emergency powers, including the right to tow any cars parked along emergency snow routes during the storm.
To avoid getting your vehicle removed, check out the marked routes on the D.C. government website.
Latest forecast
MONDAY AFTERNOON: Areas of light freezing rain, sleet and snow. Precipitation becoming all snow and increasing in intensity by late afternoon. Highs upper 20s to lower 30s
MONDAY NIGHT: Snow showers, ending by midnight. Additional accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Partial clearing and becoming windy overnight. Lows in the low to mid 20s
TUESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny, windy and cold. Highs in the low to mid 30s
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy, windy and cold. Highs low to mid 30s
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s
FRIDAY: Increasing cloudiness. Highs mid 30s