Unless Blizzard is planning one heck of an April Fool's joke, this is just regularly scheduled maintenance, and so the downtime is unlikely to be extended.
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The War Within Weekly Scheduled Maintenance from 7:00 – 8:00 AM
World of Warcraft will be undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance on Tuesday morning from 7:00 - 8:00 AM (PDT), prior to the weekly reset.