Westford Schools Closed Wednesday

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Westford students will get another day off as a blizzard continued to bury town.

School officials announced Tuesday afternoon there will be no classes Wednesday. Classes were canceled Tuesday ahead of the storm.

The storm buried the town in 2 feet of snow by Tuesday morning. About another foot was on the way.

Here’s the latest National Weather Service forecast through Wednesday morning:

• Tuesday: Snow could be heavy at times. Areas of dense freezing fog. High near 15. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a north wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
• Tuesday night: Snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 9pm. Patchy freezing fog before 7pm. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Wednesday night: A slight chance of snow before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -7. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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