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

In Macomb Township, Chippewa Valley Schools maintains a Snow Days web doc, complete with information about Detroit TV and radio stations, as well as the following spots on your cable TV dial where you can find the schools’ Chippewa Valley Cable channel:

Comcast in Macomb - Channel 20
Comcast in Clinton Township- Channel 22
Wide Open West (WOW) in Clinton Township- Channel 15
Uverse - Channel 99

The district’s main phone line is 586-723-2000, and the district website’s splash page also contains news and information.

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

Tuesday December 12

Light snow (< 1 in.) in the morning and breezy throughout the day. High 32, low 11.
Chance of precipitation: 69%. Wind 18 mph from the NW

Wednesday December 13

Breezy in the morning and snow (1–2 in.) starting in the evening. High 21, low 11.
Chance of precipitation: 27%. Wind 12 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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