For teachers, students, and administrators alike, there is little more welcome than an unexpected day off in the middle of the school year, brought on by a flurry of snow. Luckily, you may have heard that the winter is expected to bring unusually heavy snowfall to the East Coast. This is especially good news for Arlington since we haven’t seen much snow in recent years, and certainly not enough for a day off. Let’s take a look at why we can anticipate a snow day soon!

Back in early November, Trip Traveling Guide summarized several weather predictions for the state of Virginia, predicting heavy snow in late December and mid-January to early February. Unfortunately, December has already passed without anything notable. Lucky for us, though, we still have a few months to go, and things are looking promising! Less than 24 hours before the writing of this article, several weather channels reported that weather patterns caused by El Nino have a chance of inducing winter storms along the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this weekend. Snowfall is predicted to reach areas from Virginia to Southern New England in roughly five to seven days.

Several different models have reported this trend, indicating that as long as current weather patterns continue, we may very well get our first true snow day in a while! So keep your eyes on the weather and your fingers crossed. Happy New Year, let it finally snow!