Traffic is already starting to back up as commuters head home early to avoid slick roads from today’s snow.
Traffic is heavy on the Beltway and along I-66 in the Tysons area as of 3:30 p.m., according to Google Maps. Leesburg Pike (Route 7) west of Tysons and the Dulles Access Road (Route 267) west of I-495 appear less congested.
A Winter Weather Advisory is currently in effect. Forecasters are warning commuters to be aware of slick areas on the roads and to allow extra time getting back in the evening.
On social media, people are sharing photos of the first snow of 2020:
Big flakes in Tysons, VA @TenaciousTopper @capitalweather #snow #tysons Video courtesy of @arjunebug21 pic.twitter.com/d80qJwfHrC
— Alexa Waub (@weatherwaub) January 7, 2020
It’s snowing hard in Vienna, VA. @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/QRDV1TLCAx
— Julieta Valls Noyes (@JVNoyes) January 7, 2020
I just got off the Beltway at Route 7 in the Tysons Corner area where wet snow is coming down at a pretty good clip, but there’s little accumulation. THis is WB Leesburg Pike @WTOP @WTOPtraffic #snowpatrol pic.twitter.com/rHB63MAqHQ
— Michelle Basch (@mbaschWTOP) January 7, 2020
Image via Virginia 511, map via Google Maps