Express forecastForecast in detailLight wintry precipitation, ending this morning, may leave a few slick spots north and west of town, but we turn toward sunshine and relative warmth during the afternoon.

D.C.-AREA FORECAST: TURNING WARMER AND BREEZY TODAY. SNOW CHANCES RISE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.A. CAMDEN WALKERFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Keep an eye out for a couple of slick patches as it gets cold again tonight.

PM UPDATE: COLD TONIGHT UNDER CLEARER SKIES, THEN IT TURNS MILDER THURSDAYIAN LIVINGSTONFEBRUARY 3, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Watch for slick spots, especially on typically slippery surfaces.

UPDATES: SNOW SHOWERS FOCUS INSIDE THE BELTWAYMATT ROGERS, JASON SAMENOWFEBRUARY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Steve thinks those “shot guns” were pretty slick, though not all his memories of them are rosy ones.

VIETNAM-ERA DRAFTEES MAY RECALL INOCULATIONS WITHOUT NEEDLES. THEY WERE FAST.JOHN KELLYFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Untreated roads and walkways will be quite slick into Monday morning.

AFTER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW, AN ICY NIGHT AHEAD IN D.C. AREA. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE MONDAY.JASON SAMENOW, DAN STILLMAN, ANDREW FREEDMANFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Storm impactsConsidering the combination of snow and freezing temperatures on Sunday, we expect untreated roads to quickly become snow-covered and slick.

WINTER STORM TO BLANKET D.C. AREA IN MODERATE SNOW SUNDAY, AND MORE MIGHT COME MONDAYJASON SAMENOW, WES JUNKERJANUARY 31, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Given temperatures in the 20s, some slick spots are possible.

PM UPDATE: SOME SNOW MAY FALL LATE TONIGHT, THEN IT’S COLD AND WINDY THURSDAYIAN LIVINGSTONJANUARY 27, 2021WASHINGTON POST

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