Early Dismissal For All Westfield Schools Friday Due To Snow

WESTFIELD, NJ — All Westfield Public Schools will have an early dismissal on Friday, as the weather forecast predicts increasing snowfall into the afternoon, said the district on Thursday night.

Check out the early dismissal times on the district website and below:

Westfield High School
7:30 AM - 11:49 AM Periods 1-8
8:01 AM - 12:21 PM Periods 2-9Dismissal times vary based upon individual student schedules

Intermediate Schools
8:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Elementary Schools
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

AM Kindergarten & AM Wrap
8:50 AM - 10:35 AM

PM Kindergarten & PM Wrap
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM

Full-Day Kindergarten (ABA/LLD)
8:50 AM-1:00 PM

Pre-K AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Pre-K PM
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Full-Day Pre-K (ABA/PSD)
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Snowfall is slated to begin around 4 to 7 a.m. Friday, with the steadiest drop taking place late morning through Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service(NWS).

"Almost the entire area will see accumulating snow," the National Weather Service Mount Holly station wrote, adding that most counties will see 2 to 5 inches of snowfall, although 6 inches of accumulation will be possible in eastern Pennsylvania and central and southern New Jersey.

A winter weather advisory will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday in Westfield.

The snowfall is expected to taper off from west to east late Friday afternoon through Friday evening, though freezing or near-freezing temperatures are expected to linger through Sunday.

Here’s the latest forecast, according to the NWS:

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Snow. High near 30. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

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