Some area schools closed or delayed today

10 Feb, 2011 Learning Today Area Schools Today

Students in Abilene and Wylie school districts will attend school today at regularly scheduled times, but some area schools are closed or will be delayed.

All Abilene colleges and universities will hold classes at regular times today as well.

Despite a small dusting of snow in and around areas of Abilene early this morning, local roads remained in fairly good condition compared to last week’s ice-crusted streets. However, the conditions warrant slow and careful driving.

Snyder and Sweetwater ISD websites had no indication of closings or delays today as of 6:30 a.m. The Brownwood ISD website indicated that school would start at 10 a.m. with buses running two hours late. However, the site reported that the school district would “continue to monitor weather” and confirm by 8 a.m.

The temperature in Abilene at 6:15 a.m. was 9 degrees with a wind-chill factor of -10.

CLOSED: Cisco, Coleman, Cross Plains, Ranger, Rising Star and Santa Anna.

DELAYED UNTIL 10 a.m.: Aspermont, Ballinger, Bangs, Blanket, Breckenridge, Brownwood, Cisco College, Clyde, Comanche, De Leon, Early, Howard Payne, Jim Ned, Throckmorton, TSTC-Brownwood and Winters.

FORECAST FOR ABILENE

Today: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a north wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. North northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to between 5 and 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as -1. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest.

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