Winter Weather Ahead: Where To Find School Snow Day Info

Parts of Metro Detroit can expect up to three inches or more of snow this week, per the National Weather Service. While three inches isn’t generally an issue for most Michigan cities and towns, it does signal the time of year when parents will want to have all school delay and closing info sources close at hand.

Metro Detroit has a number of sources for school closing info, including the following:

WXYZ-Channel 7
Click on Detroit/Channel 4
WJR
CBS Detroit

When Berkley School District closes or has delays, they email, call and text that information directly to families. The district also also lets TV and radio stations know, and makes announcements on Facebook and Twitter. The school district homepage has an alert section, too, so if you check the site on a day with a delay or closing, that information comes up as a pop-up.

As for the weather, here's what the National Weather Service is predicting for tomorrow and Wednesday:

Tuesday December 12

Breezy in the morning and partly cloudy throughout the day. High 34, low 13.
Chance of precipitation: 69%. Wind 15 mph from the NW

Wednesday December 13

Snow (< 1 in.) starting in the evening. High 23, low 10.
Chance of precipitation: 25%. Wind 9 mph from the WNW

Light snow is predicted Wednesday, but the real issue may be the freezing temperatures and even colder-seeming windchill. Remember, schools sometimes close because of extremely cold temperatures, so be sure to check before sending little ones out to the bus, set them on their walk to school, or before driving them, even when there’s little to no snow.

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