Weather Alert from Prince George's County Public Schools

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As a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain moves into the area, Prince George’s County Public Schools has canceled all afternoon and evening activities.

PGCPS before and after school programs will operate on their regular schedules.

A decision for Saturday’s activities, including the scheduled SAT exam, will be made by 6 a.m. Saturday morning.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the area until noon on Saturday. The forecast says:

Ice accumulations from a trace to a few hundredths of an inch. Snow accumulations of one to three inches north and west of the Interstate 95 corridor to the Mason-Dixon line. Snow accumulations of one inch or less across much of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area.

Precipitation will begin as a wintry mix of snow and sleet this evening. Snow will continue across portions of Northern Maryland and extreme Northern portions of the West Virginia panhandle and Northern Virginia. Freezing rain will become more widespread overnight, continuing into early Saturday morning before tapering off late Saturday morning.

Roads and sidewalks that are untreated will become slippering, causing the potential for hazardous traveling conditions.