Valley Pulse

Update, 10:30 p.m.: NBC29 is reporting that Augusta County schools are closed for Tuesday, Feb. 3, and the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind in Staunton is on a code blue for employees. The county continues to be under a winter weather advisory.

Waynesboro and Staunton have both received two inches of snow, while in Fishersville, there has been 2.7 inches of snow, according to NBC29.

Snow plows were on Interstate 64 on Afton Mountain, as snow began to accumulate on the roads earlier this evening and temperatures were hovering around 32. The heavier snows have been falling from Afton Mountain and west into Augusta County. The winter weather advisory extends, also, into Rockingham, Page and Shenandoah counties.

VDOT is reporting minor conditions along I-64 in Augusta County, and clear conditions in the county along I-81. It reports minor conditions along the county’s primary roads, with secondary roads in moderate condition. Minor conditions, according to VDOT, mean that there is bare pavement except for isolated spots of snow, ice or slush, while moderate conditions mean there is snow or ice on major portions of the roadway and advises the use of snow tires or chains.

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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Augusta County region for the possibility of snow, in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Snow is falling outside in Waynesboro and Staunton, and it is snowing throughout most of the Augusta County region now. Temperatures in Staunton are 32, and 33 in Waynesboro. On the other side of Afton Mountain, the precipitation is still falling as rain.

A cold front is expected to move through the region this afternoon, with precipitation moving behind it late today and tonight. Snowfall totals of one to two inches, according to the National Weather Service, are likely.

Light rain is currently falling in Waynesboro.

The National Weather Service weather forecast for the Waynesboro area:

Tonight: Snow. Low around 25. North wind between 6 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tuesday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind between 11 and 18 mph.