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December 5, 2025 snow fall totals for Alexandria, Va. and Washington, D.C.

The first snow fall of the 2025-2026 winter arrived this morning concurrent with the morning commute.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — just after noon, Erica measured 2 inches of snow in our Seminary Valley backyard.

WASHINGTON, D.C. In the median of 800 Pennsylvania Ave. (Capitol Hill near Eastern Market Metro) there were 1.5 inches in places bare grass in others.

Not bad for early December, I makes me want to go skiing…

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A skier looks down a foggy slope at Timberline Resort in West Virginia

And play broomball…

Can’t get enough winter sports?

Come out and play broomball! It’s like hockey without skates, played on a full rink.

This is an aggregation of snow removal information from across Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland.