Friday: Here are the Triangle schools and universities closed or delayed due to snow

Schools in the Triangle are closing or delaying opening on Friday, Feb. 21, after inches of snow fell across the area earlier in the week.

Some snow and ice may melt Thursday afternoon, but everything will refreeze overnight, when temperatures drop to around 18 degrees, The News & Observer reported. Wind gusts of up to 25 mph are possible Thursday night.

Friday should be a little warmer, forecasters say, with a high around 41 degrees but still breezy.

Keep track of which schools are making schedule changes with this list, which will be updated.

Some Triangle school systems don’t have to make up snow days, but not all. Here’s an explainer.

To see which businesses, restaurants and local governments are closed, see this story.

List of Triangle school closings, delays or early dismissals

Here’s a look at Triangle-area school districts on Friday, Feb. 21:

• Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will have a remote learning day. Middle and high school students will have a synchronous learning day. Various athletics events are being rescheduled.
• Chatham County Schools will be delayed two hours, citing anticipated below-freezing temperatures, lingering moisture and the potential for black ice.
• Durham Public Schools will have a remote learning day. All athletics and after-school activities are canceled. The Board of Education Meeting will be held virtually at 6:30 p.m. A budget hearing will be rescheduled.
• Johnston County Public Schools will be closed. The district will operate under Condition 4 and have a remote learning day.
• Orange County Schools will have a remote learning day. All athletics and after-school activities are canceled.
• Wake County schools will be closed, the district shared in an email.

Here are the makeup days for schools that follow a year-round calendar:

• Track 1: Saturday, March 1
• Track 2: Not in session
• Track 3: Saturday, March 1
• Track 4: Saturday, March 1
• Track 4A (Track 4 only): Monday, March 31

Here are the makeup days for schools that follow other calendars:

• Traditional calendar: Monday, April 7
• Modified calendar: Monday, April 21
• WECHS, WECIB, NWCCA, VMCCA, Knightdale High: Friday, May 23
• Leadership Academies: Thursday, May 22
• Wake STEM: Thursday, May 22

The makeup day for Pine Hollow Middle and Heritage Middle schools — previously scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22 — has been rescheduled to Saturday, April 12.

Triangle college & university closings and delays

• Duke University is extending its severe weather and emergency conditions policy through 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21. In-person class attendance is canceled until that time.

• North Carolina State University will remain in Condition 2 until 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21. All classes scheduled to begin before 10 a.m. are canceled. The Wolfline service will resume at 9 a.m.

• UNC-Chapel Hill will stay in Condition 2 until 9:59 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21. Classes are canceled, and non-mandatory employees may work remotely.

This story was originally published February 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM.

Renee Umsted

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Renee Umsted is The News & Observer’s Affordability Reporter. She writes about what it costs to live in the Triangle, with a consumer-focused approach. She has a degree in journalism from TCU.