Metro Detroit schools closings for Friday, February 18

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) – As sleet and freezing drizzle introduced a wintry combine to southeast Michigan, many Metro Detroit mother and father will get up Friday morning to be taught there is no such thing as a college.

The winter climate advisory we went beneath yesterday expired at 4 a.m. on Friday however solely after we obtained plenty of precipitation that has now frozen to the roads and sidewalks.

We obtained each sleet and freezing rain. Sleet is these little ice pellets that you just hear hitting your automotive windshield whereas freezing rain is just raindrops that hit the bottom when the temperatures are freezing. The second is the one which’s inflicting the issues because it creates a sheet of ice which makes freezing rain very harmful. Each are potential all through the day as we speak simply at completely different instances.

For some college districts, this comes proper firstly of mid-winter break, giving kiddos an additional day away from college.

Verify the newest checklist of closures on our closings web page.

This ice should not stick round for lengthy however we can’t get above freezing on Friday. By Saturday, we’ll climb to the low 40s and close to 50 on Sunday.