Montgomery Community Media

The National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory until 9 a.m. today and the State Highway Administration is urging motorists to delay or cancel early morning travel today. Here are five more things to know today, Jan. 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools are opening two hours late today because […]

Montgomery County government offices and federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area have announced delayed openings on Monday, Jan. 12 because of the freezing rain in today’s forecast. Montgomery County Public Schools officials have announced a two hour delay today. The City of Rockville is also opening at 10 a.m. today. Montgomery College has announced […]

UPDATED The National Weather Service (NWS)  has issued a freezing rain advisory for Monday morning in Montgomery County. The freezing rain advisory has been extended until 1 p.m. for some parts of Montgomery County. A freezing rain advisory is issued when frozen precipitation is expected that may impact travel. Motorists are urged to slow down […]

Montgomery County officials are providing important information to residents about the extreme cold temperatures in our region. All Montgomery County facilities, such as libraries, recreation centers and senior centers are open during their regular hours for use by anyone needing an escape from the cold. Public shopping centers are also available as warm locations during […]

UPDATED The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is coming out of a record year that saw a total of 1,958 water main breaks, tying the mark set in 2010 for the second most in the history of WSSC. As the New Year welcomes the Washington area with frigid temperatures, WSSC is not expecting a slowdown […]

Back in the fall, many weather prognosticators called for a cold, snowy winter in the mid-Atlantic. Through early January, however, less than an inch of snow had accumulated at Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport. Predicting the weather is a dynamic challenge in this region, even for the experts. That’s why it was so informative […]

UPDATED, Jan. 6 – 5:43 p.m. Montgomery County Police is reporting on its Twitter account that officers have responded to more than 100 property damage and personal injury collisions today. Since 5am, MCP officers have responded to approximately 100 property damage/personal injury collisions. — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) January 6, 2015 UPDATED, Jan. 6, 1:22 […]

UPDATED MCPS has announced all schools are now closed today, Jan. 6. MCPS Schools are now CLOSED due to emergency weather conditions. — MCPS (@MCPS) January 6, 2015 Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late today, Jan. 6, because of snow. According to an announcement on the MCPS website, bus service will be […]

Break out those boots and mittens you got as holiday gifts. It looks like you are going to need them this week. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for our area from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Service said the heaviest will come right about 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., […]

The season’s first snow fell on Nov. 26, the day before Thanksgiving. According to a winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service, two to five inches were predicted for our area. Below are some photos from the communities of Gaithersburg, Olney, Potomac and at White’s Ferry of the wintry weather event in Montgomery […]