Icy Conditions Delay School Start Time In Westfield

WESTFIELD, NJ — All Westfield Public Schools will be on a delayed opening schedule on Wednesday "to allow time for the DPW and our buildings and grounds crews to address icy conditions," announced the district on Wednesday morning.

"Please travel safely!" said the district.

The delayed opening schedule is as follows:

Westfield High School
9:30 AM - 2:10 PM Periods 1-8
10:05 AM - 2:45 PM Periods 2-9 Dismissal times vary based upon individual student schedules

Intermediate Schools
9:37 AM (Entrance Bell) - 2:47 PM

Elementary Schools
10:00 AM - 3:05 PM

AM Kindergarten & AM Wrap
10:15 AM - 12:45 PM

PM Kindergarten & PM Wrap
12:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Full-Day Kindergarten (ABA/LLD)
10:15 AM-3:20 PM

AM Pre-KPM Pre-K
Cancelled12:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Full-Day Pre-K (ABA/PSD)
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Temperatures dropped to around 13 degrees on Tuesday night. Towns in Union County saw between 2.2 and 1 inches of snow fall overnight on Monday which caused any wet surfaces to freeze.

See the lows last night:

There won't be much of a warm-up for the rest of the week either with temperatures staying around 25 to 30 degrees.

Here is a look at the forecast ahead:

Tuesday Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 13. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Cloudy, with a high near 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Friday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Friday Night: A chance of snow before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

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