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Good morning, Washington. Obviously, the question of the day was: will we see some flurries?

Well, go ahead and take a look out your window, D.C. Guess that answers that. By the way, the Post notes that December 5 is a historically good day for snow — this year marks the fifth time in the last seven years we’ve seen the flakes on this day.

As far as the rest of the day, the fellas over at Capital Weather Gang say that the area will certainly be drowned in precipitation, regardless of whether its rain, “wet snow” (so, rain?), a rain/snow conglomerate of gloom, or that thick white stuff which sends the masses out to stockpile bread, milk, and non-perishables. It looks like our best chance to get a real accumulation will come in the early evening — the most snow is likely to hit D.C. between 5 and 10 p.m. tonight. But while snow is always a welcome sight for this native of upstate New York, Alert DC notes that a hypothermia alert is on with temperatures expected to drop below freezing tonight. Stay warm out there.

In other news this morning:

>> D.C. Wire has new details on another DCPS drama, this time revolving around the resignation of a long-serving principal at a Georgetown middle school. Patrick Pope announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the school year. A crowd gathered in the school’s cafeteria for the announcement was none too pleased, believing that Pope’s resignation was forced by schools chancellor Michelle Rhee in an effort to push minorities out of the school so that Hardy would appear more desirable to families living in Georgetown and the surrounding areas. Hardy’s enrollment is over 70 percent African-American.

>> A public memorial will be held on Tuesday at the Verizon Center for recently passed Wizards owner Abe Pollin; no surprise that an event honoring Pollin will also serve as a toy drive for needy kids.