Westfield Schools Set Delayed Openings as Bad Weather Rages On

Westfield public schools will have a delayed opening and exam times at the high school will change Tuesday morning, as icy, flash freeze conditions and cold winds surge across the area.

• Westfield High School will open at 9:30 a.m. For exam session times, click here.
• Intermediate Schools will open at 9:45 a.m.
• Elementary Schools will open at 10 a.m.
• A.M. Kindergarten and Wrap will open at 10:15 a.m.
• P.M. Kindergarten and Wrap will open at 12:50 p.m.
• Pre-K Morning session is cancelled.
• Pre-K Afternoon session will open at 12:30 p.m.
• Full Day Kindergarten (formerly Trans K) will open at 10 a.m.
• Full Day Kindergarten (formerly Leaps & Bounds 2) will open at 10:15 a.m.

Temperatures will plummet Monday night, with lows around 11 degrees and wind chill values falling to 5 below zero, the NWS reports. Blustery wind gusts will reach 31-miles-per hour tonight. The bitter cold will continue tomorrow, with highs around 23 degrees and wind chills as low as zero.

The National Weather Service says flash freeze conditions are expected across the state as sharply colder air surges back across New Jersey. Temperatures were expected to rapidly fall below freezing in areas that are currently above freezing, according to the police.

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Snow started falling hard in Westfield late Monday, compelling the New Jersey Turnpike to expand speed restrictions on the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway to 35 mph.

>> Related: Complete List of Tuesday’s School Closings

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