All Schools Closed In Bridgewater-Raritan Due To Winter Storm

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — All schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional District will now be closed on Thursday due to the inclement weather.

The district announced the closure on Thursday morning after initially calling for a two-hour delayed opening on Wednesday night.

Forecasters predict rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before noon on Thursday, then a chance of rain between noon and 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

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Here's the National Weather Service's latest forecast for Bridgewater:

Thursday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 4 p.m. Patchy fog between 8 a.m and 4 p.m. High near 39. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog before 1 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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