A snow day-Richmond’s first snow day of the season arrived Friday, Dec. 5, sending some commuters into the city slower than usual, while school closures gave children a chance to trade backpacks for sleds. Noelle Ketter, 9, of Evergreen Elementary School, spent her day racing down the hills at Forest Hill Park. (photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

First snow, first fun-Eric Smith, 46, goes sledding with his grandson, Zakai Jones, 6, at Forest Hill Park. (photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

First snow, first fun-Mathilde Miller, 10, snowboards at Forest Hill Park.(photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

First snow, first fun-At Forest Hill Park, friends Campbell, Charley and Mariel team up to build a snowman. (photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond-A street lamp casts a warm glow on snow-covered trees off Interstate 95 during Richmond’s second round of winter weather on Monday, Dec. 8. (photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

Christmas on Broad Street-The 42nd annual Dominion Energy Christmas Parade returned to Broad Street in Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 6. The parade began at 10 a.m. at the Science Museum of Virginia and continued east to Seventh Street. The Atlantic Union Bank float closed out the parade with Santa, joined by Mayla Lemu, a junior at Douglas S. Freeman High School and the Science Museum’s 2025 snow ambassador. (photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

Christmas on Broad Street-The 42nd annual Dominion Energy Christmas Parade returned to Broad Street in Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 6. The parade began at 10 a.m. at the Science Museum of Virginia and continued east to Seventh Street. The Richmond Public Schools All City Marching Band brings a burst of sound down Broad Street as students perform in the parade. (photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

Christmas on Broad Street-The 42nd annual Dominion Energy Christmas Parade returned to Broad Street in Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 6. The parade began at 10 a.m. at the Science Museum of Virginia and continued east to Seventh Street. Madison Reed waves to Santa as he passes. (photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

Christmas on Broad Street-The 42nd annual Dominion Energy Christmas Parade returned to Broad Street in Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 6. The parade began at 10 a.m. at the Science Museum of Virginia and continued east to Seventh Street. (photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)

Colorful sign of fall in North Side (photo by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)