Snow fell in Washington, DC, on the morning of Friday, December 5, as the National Weather Service (NWS) said flurries would spread eastward throughout the day.Footage here from Jeanne McVey shows a picturesque scene with snow falling in front of the Capitol building early on Friday morning.

2 a.m.-4 a.m.: Snow starts falling in our southern zones. We expect the highest accumulations to be across Central Virginia, stretching east through the Northern Neck. 1-3 inches (isolated 4 inch amounts) are possible in these regions.

Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: Behind a strong cold front, lows dip down around 20 to mid-20s under gradually increasing clouds. Light snow should develop in the predawn.

WASHINGTON — Some parts of the D.C. region are waking up to a wintry mix of rain and snow. As of 6 a.m. most areas have flipped to rain. However, accumulating snow will continue for areas far north and west where 1 - 3" is possible.

Snow is falling across parts of the Washington, D.C., area early Friday, prompting many school districts to delay or close and leaving drivers with a messy morning commute.

The Maryland State Highway Administration will be pretreating all interstates and major routes in the Maryland suburbs of D.C., as well as Baltimore, Harford, Frederick, Carroll and Howard counties and expect to be completed by Monday evening in advance of the onset of the storm, a spokesperson told WTOP.

The D.C. area looks to be on the northern edge of a storm system sliding by to the south late Thursday night into Friday morning. While precipitation is expected to be light, temperatures falling into the upper and mid-20s will be cold enough for whatever falls to be snow, and to stick to roads and sidewalks.

A winter storm will deliver a punch of snow to millions in the Northeast after it dumps more white stuff on the snowy Midwest.