PHOTOS: First snowfall of the year seen across Central Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The first snow of the season has touched down across Central Virginia.

The weather comes on a timely calendar day, Groundhog Day, alongside an unofficial prediction from Punxsutawney Phil that there will be six more weeks of winter after the creature saw his shadow early Thursday morning.

Snow was spotted across several localities Thursday morning, including the Metro-Richmond, forcing school closures in more rural areas across the commonwealth.

According to 8News Meteorologist Matt DiNardo, the mix of rain and snow is expected to quickly turn into showers during the late morning commute. It will be a chilly day with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.

Check out the snow LIVE with us from our StormTracker8 Weather Cameras across the Metro-Richmond area. Are you seeing snowfall? Send us your photos to news@wric.com.

Follow along with 8News for the latest weather forecast here.

Photos

Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)
Snow seen across Chesterfield County on Feb. 2 (Kassidy Hammond/8News)

Snow seen in Mechanicsville (Photo: Wendy Migliore)

Snow in King William (Photo: Alison Davis Fogg)

Views around Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden after the year’s first snow on Feb. 2, 2023 (Photo Courtesy: Beth Monroe)
Views around Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden after the year’s first snow on Feb. 2, 2023 (Photo Courtesy: Beth Monroe)
Views around Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden after the year’s first snow on Feb. 2, 2023 (Photo Courtesy: Beth Monroe)