DETROIT – School closings are possible on Tuesday in Metro Detroit due to dangerous temperatures and snow chances. Metro Detroit is under a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Feels-like temperatures could drop into 10-20 below zero range in the morning, and there’s also a chance of snow.

Weather service officials said dangerous sub-zero wind chills are expected through Saturday morning and again Sunday morning.

Hundreds of Metro Detroit schools issued closing notices for Friday, Jan. 23, in response to the dangerously cold air.

Arctic temperatures combined with some extra snowfall will cap off what has been a freezing start to the year in 2026. That means both snow days and cold days are on the table for the districts around the region.

Hundreds of schools will be closed on Friday as widespread snow is expected. Winter weather advisories were issued earlier this week and hundreds of schools were closed on Thursday.

As winter settles in across Metro Detroit, the community braces for potential disruptions due to severe weather conditions. On Friday, January 23, 2026, residents can expect dangerous cold temperatures followed by measurable snowfall,

As temperatures begin to drop to dangerous conditions, some Metro Detroit schools are announcing closures for Tuesday.

A cold weather advisory is in effect for southeast Michigan until Saturday morning as arctic air brings severe cold to the region, per the NWS Detroit office. Wind chills could reach as low as minus 25 from Friday morning to Saturday morning, the weather agency predicts.

Metro Detroit school superintendents are facing difficult decisions this week as an Arctic blast threatens to bring dangerous wind chills that could force school closures across the region.

Dozens of schools around Metro Detroit are closed again Friday. View a live school closings list here.