(Updated at 6 p.m.) Arlington Public Schools will be closed Monday, the school system announced Sunday evening.
The closure decision was made as Arlington is under a Winter Storm Warning, with heavy snow expected to start falling early Monday morning. Some 3-7 inches of accumulation is possible, according to the National Weather Service
More from an APS email to families:
Due to the Winter Weather Warning and based on the anticipated snowfall beginning in the early morning hours through midday, all APS schools and offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Unless otherwise directed by their supervisors, custodial and maintenance staff should report to work at their scheduled time, and all custodians should report to work at 6 a.m. Extracurricular activities, games, team practices, field trips, adult education classes, and programs in schools and on school grounds are canceled. For updates about Pool Operations, go to www.apsva.us/aquatics. For information about Arlington County programs and operations go to www.arlingtonva.us.
Among other major D.C. area school systems, Fairfax County, Prince William County and Alexandria also announced this evening that they would be closed tomorrow for in-person classes, though Alexandria public schools will be open for virtual classes.
Forecasters say travel will be especially tricky around the time when students would have been going to school on Monday morning.
Period of greatest concern for snow Monday between about 5-11a when it could fall heavily w/ temps falling below 32. Travel could become very difficult. Best to plan to stay home if possible. Forecast radar (subtract 5 hours for eastern time):
Details: https://t.co/GFJz5yHoa9 pic.twitter.com/EdcrpNYSYu— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) January 2, 2022
Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories expanded with more snow now forecast. pic.twitter.com/Pkr2lThSmk
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) January 2, 2022