Remote Learning Advisory For Pennsbury Schools Thursday

FAIRLESS HILLS, PA —With a wintry mix of snow and sleet overnight, the Pennsbury School District has issued a remote learning advisory for Thursday.

Schools Superintendent Thomas A. Smith said all students (K-12) will bring home their Chromebooks, chargers, and necessary materials needed to participate in remote classes.

School officials said they will evaluate the forecast over the next 24 hours and be prepared for the possibility of a change to our normal schedule, including a delayed opening or transition to remote learning.

Any schedule change will be communicated before 10 p.m. on Wednesday or by 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, Smith said.

A Winter Weather Advisory will be 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:

Wednesday night: A chance of snow before 1 a.m., then snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 29. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch is possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch is possible.

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.