School delays and closures: Several public and private schools across the United States will open with a two-hour delay on Monday, officials said.
This comes amid freezing temperatures and snow on the ground due to a snowstorm near Lake Michigan. Officials have also issued winter weather advisories for states like Chicago, while Indianapolis and North Carolina are also under warnings.
School closings and delays
In North Carolina, Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Rebecca Farley said schools would open with a two-hour delay because several school closings and delays had been announced.
“Due to reports of sleet, freezing rain, snow and the continued drop in temperatures, Cumberland County Schools will be on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Monday, November 10, 2025. We will continue to monitor and make adjustments as necessary. Stay safe,” Farley said in a statement.
Many school closings and delays were also reported in Indianapolis.
A warning for snow, winter weather has sounded
A winter storm warning is in effect for the southern end of Lake Michigan, including Chicago, where isolated areas could see up to 18 inches of snow, the U.S. National Weather Service said Sunday. Lake effect snow will also come with thunderstorms, pushing wind gusts up to 30 miles (48 kilometers) per hour.
Heavy snow and icy roads led to Chicago school closures and delays.
“Snowfall in excess of 3 inches per hour will cripple travel, including during the Monday morning commute,” the Chicago Weather Service said. “Snow totals in the winter storm warning area can vary greatly from location to location.”
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Indiana until 10:00 AM.
According to a Fox 32 report, lake-effect snow raged across Chicago early Monday morning, and its effect was also felt inland and south of the lake.
Road conditions in Chicago are likely to be hazardous throughout the morning, affecting commute and school times.
The snow in Chicago is just part of a larger flow of cold air across the central, southern and eastern US that will send temperatures to 33 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius) in New York Monday night and even colder in the south.
Forecasters said road travel conditions in northeastern Illinois would be “dangerous to impossible” as snow piled up at a rate of more than 8 inches per hour.
As temperatures plunged across the Midwest, forecasters warned of hazardous travel conditions through winter weather advisories for Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin.
