Washingtonians get a bonus this weekend, an extra hour to sleep. Standard time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday, meaning clocks should be set back an hour.
The change occurs a week later, starting this year, because of a change in the law.
Most people change their clocks before going to bed Saturday night. Some, of course, will forget. They’ll be the ones at church or other activities an hour early on Sunday.
The time change doesn’t apply in Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Locally, Metro’s rail service will run an hour longer this weekend, when clocks fall back an hour to mark the end of daylight saving time.
Trains will follow their normal schedule and run from 7 a.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday. At 2 a.m., clocks will be turned back to 1 a.m., but the trains will stay in operation for another two hours.
“We want everyone to know that we will remain open to 3 a.m., despite the time shift to standard time,” said Jim Hughes, Metro’s managing director for operations services.
(Associated Press and Examiner reporter Joe Rogalsky contributed to the story)
