As the D.C. area continues its recovery from the first snowstorm of the year on Monday (one that closed just about everything, including one of the region’s major highways for more than 24 hours), mother nature appears to have more wintry precipitation on the way.

Forecasts show a chance of snow beginning Thursday evening, potentially dumping a few inches across the area through Friday morning, setting us up for yet another messy morning commute.

On Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for D.C. and the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs, from 9 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. D.C. is expected to get between two to four inches by sunrise Friday morning, with areas north and south of the city likely seeing the most acculumation.

According to NWS, the heaviest snowfall will occur between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., possibly at a rate of one inch per hour.

If all holds true, the region could wake up Friday to yet another morning of delays and cancellations. Monday’s “snomicron” temporarily suspended Metro bus service, closed schools, disrupted COVID-19 test administration and distribution, and stranded thousands of drivers (including one Va. Senator Tim Kaine) on I-95 for over  24 hours in freezing temperatures.  This second storm system in less than a week could further complicate D.C. Public Schools’ first week back from the holiday break. Students were originally scheduled to come back Wednesday, but the return was delayed to Thursday due to Monday’s snow. (The return was already beleaguered by technical hiccups, as teachers encountered issues reporting their required negative COVID tests Tuesday afternoon.)

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