Snowy afternoon in Clarendon (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow falling in Westover as a person carrying an umbrella crosses the street (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snowflakes collect in a flowering plant outside of the Westover Market (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
A couple takes a snowy selfie in Lacey Woods Park (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snowy afternoon in Clarendon (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow collects on the rubble of the former Holiday Inn in Rosslyn (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Rosslyn at lunchtime during the first snow of Winter 2020/21 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Rosslyn at lunchtime during the first snow of Winter 2020/21 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow on the US Marine Corps War Memorial in Rosslyn (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow and haze cloud the view of the National Mall near the Netherlands Carillon (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow falls on decorated gravestones in Arlington National Cemetery (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Rosslyn at lunchtime during the first snow of Winter 2020/21 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow falls along Columbia Pike in the early afternoon (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow falls along Columbia Pike in the early afternoon (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
An SUV can’t make it up the hill on Wilson Blvd. in Dominion Hills (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Fire truck at Arlington’s Fire Station 1 in the snow (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
A traffic collision along Patrick Henry St. in Westover (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
A decorated house in Dominion Hills sees some snow (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow day in Ballston (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow day in Ballston (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Cars slow down to navigate the hill on Wilson Blvd. in Dominion Hills (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow day in Ballston (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Christmas decorations weighed down by snow in North Arlington (staff photo)
Marymount University’s main building in the snow (file photo)
Snow-covered N. Glebe Road
Snowy basketball court outside of Jamestown Elementary
Yorktown High School in the snow (file photo)
Bridge in Rock Spring Park, in the snow
Rosslyn at lunchtime during the first snow of Winter 2020/21 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
A man salts a sidewalk in Rosslyn during the first snow of Winter 2020/21 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Snow falls in Ballston in the early afternoon (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Arlington’s first snow day of Winter 2020/2021 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Arlington’s first snow day of Winter 2020/2021 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)
Arlington had its first measurable snowfall of the season today, offering some natural beauty before the sleet and rain washed much of it away.
Snow started falling from the overcast sky around 10:30 a.m. today, and small crystals turned into big flakes by noon. The roads, some treated and some not, became slick as the afternoon went on.
ARLnow staffers, including photographer Jay Westcott, saw a few fender benders while we were out and about, along with a few cars failing to make it up hills in neighborhoods. Perhaps heeding warnings from local officials, not many people were out and about today, which is a good thing.
The amount of snow that fell varies depending where in Arlington you were. At National Airport, the official National Weather Service measurement was a “trace.” Elsewhere in the county, there were separate reports of a half-inch, 1 inch and 1.5 inch, with the larger amounts further north.
Though it’s raining now, the snow may not be done. Forecasters say another round tonight may drop another inch or so of snow before the storm passes and the precipitation stops.
4:35p: It's raining now but could we see a closing round of sleet/snow tonight? Maybe between about 10p and 2a, especially from DC north. Can't rule out a coating to an inch on top of what fell earlier. Forecast update: https://t.co/3vKjt4Ae3rpic.twitter.com/KnvZNXGNUk
