Tomorrow is the first day of March, yet wintry weather is making a comeback to the D.C. area as spring nears.
Locals in Reston and Herndon can expect 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet later tonight and tomorrow morning.
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory that will last until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
More from NWS:
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY…
* WHAT…Snow and sleet expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches expected.
* WHERE…The District of Columbia, portions of central and southern Maryland and northern and northwest Virginia.
* WHEN…From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Friday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.
The Virginia Department of Transportation said in a snow update this afternoon that crews are pretreated roads throughout northern Virginia and will have crews staged along roads tonight.
VDOT asks that drivers to prepare ahead for impacts to the morning rush hour and to closely monitor the weather.
Here are some additional details for the expected winter weather moving into our region tonight into Friday morning. pic.twitter.com/ecluXqXZv8
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) February 28, 2019
Photo via @billwhe67/Twitter
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