Prince George's Schools Adjust Schedule Due to Weather

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Prince George's County Public Schools have announced changes to their schedule due to inclement weather moving through the region on Monday and Tuesday. All after-school activities and sports practices must wrap up by 6 p.m. on Monday, and boys and girls basketball games originally scheduled for Monday night have been rescheduled to Tuesday. Additionally, all PGCPS schools and offices will open two hours late on Tuesday, with no transportation provided for work-study programs or half-day early childhood and special education programs.

Why it matters

The weather system is expected to bring a burst of snow on Monday afternoon, followed by freezing rain overnight that could make for hazardous driving conditions. The schedule changes are intended to ensure student and staff safety as the region deals with the winter weather.

The details

According to the National Weather Service and the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, the region is forecast to see wet snow on Monday that will taper off in the evening. However, freezing rain is expected to develop after midnight, potentially changing to plain rain by sunrise on Tuesday near and east of Interstate 95, and a bit later elsewhere. Temperatures are expected to be mainly in the mid-30s during the day on Monday.

• Monday afternoon: Burst of snow forecast, mainly from just south of Baltimore to the Washington DC metro area.
• Monday evening: Wet snow tapers off.
• After midnight Monday: Freezing rain, possibly starting as snow and sleet, develops.
• Tuesday sunrise (near and east of I-95): Freezing rain changes to plain rain.
• Tuesday midmorning (elsewhere): Freezing rain changes to plain rain.

What’s next

The PGCPS weather team will reassess conditions at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday and announce any additional schedule changes by 6:30 a.m.