First Day Off Contest

When will MCPS be closed for the first time this school year due to winter weather?

This is your chance to win a $20 Chipotle Gift Card just by guessing the first day MCPS will be closed this school year due to winter weather!

Here's how it works:

You must follow the blog (To follow the blog...click on 'Join This Site' right underneath where it says Followers, and follow the directions).

After you become a follower of the blog, you must comment with the date you think will be our first day off this school year due to winter weather...2-Hour Delays do not count for this contest (The first person to comment with the date is the person who gets that date. Two people cannot have the same date, and if the same date is chosen twice, the person that commented first will be awarded the day).

In your comment you must have your full first and last name and your school or workplace.

Please leave comments under this post if they are relating to the contest (Any days picked under any other post will not be eligible for the contest, so make sure you comment here if you want to join the contest).

Good luck!

Winter Weather Advisory 12/7: 4PM Update!

Though temperatures will drop below freezing for a couple hours in the early morning, I don't think we will have enough accumulation to cause any issues in the morning commute.


The Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect, but from what i've been seeing in the latest models, it doesn't look like we will get much more than an inch in Montgomery County.


Prediction as of 4PM: 1 Pencil


Explanation of Rating Scale:
5 Pencils: It's almost certainly safe to stay up late, because there will probably be no school tomorrow.

4 Pencils: Decent chance you'll be out of school tomorrow, but fairly certain there will at least be a delay.

3 Pencils: Small chance you'll have the whole day off, but a delay is very possible.

2 Pencils: Slight chance of a delay, but I would expect a full day of school.

1 Pencil: Really good chance you will be in school on time.

Winter Weather Advisory 12/7

Let's start off by taking a moment to remember those who lost their lives 70 years ago in Pearl Harbor.

Everyone better go to the grocery store to buy toilet paper, eggs, bread, milk, and water, because we have a HUGE one coming!

Just kidding...

MoCoSnow/ MoCoWinter/ MoCoWeather is based out of the Kentlands, in North Potomac, and in that area we are expected to have about 1-3 inches of snow. Fortunately, the same totals are expected across the county (from Damascus to Silver Spring). Our lows will be around 30 degrees, which is a great thing, because that is below freezing and can make for an interesting morning commute.

We are expected to hit the freezing mark at about 5am, and should stay there until about 8/9am. That's almost perfect for precipitation that is expected to turn to snow overnight.

Prediction as of 8:30am: 2 Pencils

Below is an explanation of the rating system:
5 Pencils: It's almost certainly safe to stay up late, because there will probably be no school tomorrow.
4 Pencils: Decent chance you'll be out of school tomorrow, but fairly certain there will at least be a delay.
3 Pencils: Small chance you'll have the whole day off, but a delay is very possible.
2 Pencils: Slight chance of a delay, but I would expect a full day of school.
1 Pencil: Really good chance you will be in school on time.