School Closures, Delays In Montco Thursday: See The List

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA —With a wintry mix of snow and sleet overnight, school districts throughout Montgomery County are either closed, having delayed openings, or planning a remote learning day.

Here is the list of Montco school districts and their plans for Thursday:

• Abington School District —Closed
• Cheltenham Township School District —Closed
• Children of America (Lansdale/North Wales) —Closed
• Colonial School District (Plymouth Meeting) —Remote Learning
• Germantown Academy —Closed
• Hatboro-Horsham School District —Closed
• Jenkintown School District —Closed
• Lower Moreland Township School District —Closed
• Montgomery County Community College —Remote Learning
• Norristown Area School District —Remote Learning
• North Penn School District —Remote Learning
• Upper Dublin Township School District —Closed
• Upper Moreland Township School District —Closed
• Wissahickon School District —Closed

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties from 11 p.m. Wednesday until 1 p.m. Thursday.

Snow and sleet are expected to reach the Philadelphia area around midnight, moving north and transitioning to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain before sunrise Thursday. This could make for some icy spots on the roads and sidewalks as people head out to work or school on Thursday morning, said forecasters.

In total, forecasters predict snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch, and ice accumulations between one-tenth and two tenths of an inch.

Here is the latest forecast for the Philadelphia region from the NWS:

Thursday: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all rain after 10am. High near 42. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday night: A slight chance of rain before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.