Winter storm in Washington DC brings snow and grounds Biden’s helicopter

National Weather Service predicts wind gusts of up to 35mph, as many flights cancelled and businesses and schools closed

A winter storm packing heavy snow blew into Washington DC on Monday, closing government offices and schools and grounding the president's helicopter. As much as 10in of snow was forecast for the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and central Maryland through the afternoon.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the area until 4pm ET. Wind gusts of up to 35mph were forecast and travel was expected to be very difficult because of the hazardous conditions, the weather service said.