ALEXANDRIA, VA – I don’t know about you, but I can feel it in my bones — that little tingle that says winter’s coming early this year. Turns out, it’s not just me. The guys over at FOX 5 DC — meteorologists Mike Thomas and Tucker Barnes — have dropped their official 2025-2026 winter forecast, and let’s just say you might want to start checking the snowblower and dusting off your shovel now.

According to The MoCo Show, which first shared the details of FOX 5’s report, the D.C. region is in for about 12 to 18 inches of snow this season. That’s a solid helping for our area — enough to make kids cheer and commuters groan in equal measure.

❄️ Early Snow and a Cold December

The forecast calls for a colder-than-average December, with the possibility of our first measurable snow (that’s an inch

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