Triangle grocery stores & businesses closing, changing hours during winter storm
Key Takeaways
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- A winter storm is bringing sleet, snow and freezing rain to the Triangle.
- Drivers are encouraged to stay off roads; more power outages are possible.
- Use this list to track business closures, event cancellations and service disruptions.
As the winter storm makes its way across central North Carolina, businesses and municipalities in the Triangle are adjusting their hours.
Sleet and freezing rain are expected to accumulate throughout the weekend, according to the National Weather Service, making travel dangerous and potentially causing power outages.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a statewide state of emergency and is urging drivers to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.
Here’s a list of businesses, local government programs and services, and events canceled because of the winter weather. For information about school closures, click here. For information about restaurants closing, click here.
Across the Triangle
- Wegmans grocery stores in the Raleigh area reopened Monday.
- UNC Health: UNC Health Urgent Care clinics remain closed on Sunday and Monday. Most UNC Health outpatient clinics will be closed on Monday. Clinic staff will contact patients to reschedule appointments. In some cases, providers will work with patients remotely via virtual visits. UNC Health hospitals and emergency departments remain open.
- Lowes Foods stores opened later Sunday, at 8 a.m., and are closing at various times Sunday afternoon. Most stores will reopen Monday at 8 a.m.
- Publix locations closed early Sunday and are reopening at 10 a.m. Monday.
- Many Aldi stores are reopening at 9 a.m. Monday. Check individual store hours on Aldi’s website.
- After closing several stores early Sunday, Harris Teeter locations in the Triangle are expected to reopen Monday at 8 a.m.
- All Weaver Street Market stores are closed Sunday and are expected to reopen at 10 a.m. Monday.
- Select Walgreens locations are closed Sunday. Find hours for individual stores on the Walgreens website.
- GoTriangle and GoTriangle Access will suspend services for Monday. Service desk windows at the Regional Transit Center and Raleigh Union Station Bus Facility will be closed Monday.
- The Fresh Market locations are closed Sunday.
Raleigh, Wake County closings
- Downtown Raleigh Home Show: Canceled.
- Holly Springs: Yard Waste Convenience Center closed Sunday; see details about parks and recreation changes here.
- Catholic Parish Outreach Food Pantry: Closed Monday.
- Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is closed Monday and Tuesday.
- Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources will stay closed Sunday.
- GoRaleigh will operate on Sunday Level Service for route services beginning at noon Monday and will finish departures for all services in the 6 p.m. hour; GoRaleigh Access will start operating at noon Monday and complete its last pickups at 6:30 p.m.
- Urban Pothos is closed Sunday.
- Go Wake Forest service will remain suspended Monday.
- Wake Forest town facilities, including the Wake Forest Center for Active Aging, are closed Monday
- Trash and recycling services are suspended Monday in Wake Forest.
- “Alice in Wonderland” at the Garner Performing Arts Center, originally scheduled for Jan. 24, is postponed until March 22.
- Garner parks and recreation facilities are closed Monday.
- Oak City Cares is closed.
- North Carolina Museum of Art galleries and the Museum Park will remain closed through Monday.
- Wake County solid waste services will remain closed Monday.
- North Carolina Symphony’s Jan. 24 performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 at Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh is canceled.
- Zebulon: Town offices and parks will be closed Monday.
- Morrisville: Town facilities and programming are closed Sunday and will open at noon Monday. Smart Shuttle service will likely be delayed.
- Cary: Cary’s Citizen’s Convenience Center and all staffed facilities are closed through Monday. All GoCary transit service is suspended through Monday.
- Crabtree mall is closed Sunday.
- Triangle Town Center is closed Sunday.
- Marbles Kids Museum is closed Sunday.
Durham closings
- All non-essential Durham County government offices will be closed Monday and the Board of County Commissioners will cancel its meeting.
- All Durham libraries are closed on Monday.
- Solid Waste and Recycling Convenience Sites will be closed Monday, and roadside recycling for unincorporated county residents is canceled.
- Brett Young, scheduled for Jan. 23 at the Durham Performing Arts Center, has been rescheduled to Sunday, March 1.
- Seth Meyers Live, scheduled for Jan. 24 at the Durham Performing Arts Center, has been rescheduled to Friday, Feb. 27.
- City of Durham facilities will be closed Monday.
- GoDurham services will end at 3 p.m. Saturday and will not begin again before Tuesday.
- Durham Parks and Recreation facilities will remain closed through Monday.
- Boxyard RTP common areas are closed Monday.
- The Streets at Southpoint is closed Sunday.
- Durham Museum of Life and Science is closed Sunday.
Chapel Hill, Orange County closings
- All Orange County government offices are closed Monday.
- All Orange County parks will be closed Monday.
- Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation facilities are closed Sunday and Monday.
- Chapel Hill Public Library is closed Sunday and Monday.
- Carolina Performing Arts canceled the “Music & Mind” and “Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene” events scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
- North Carolina Symphony’s 3 p.m. Sunday performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 at Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill is canceled.
- Seymour Senior Center and Passmore Senior Center will be closed Monday.
- Solid Waste and Recycling Centers are closed Monday.
- Blackwood Farm Park and Little River Regional Park will remain closed on Sunday.
- Both Orange County Library locations will be closed Monday.
- No Chapel Hill Transit buses will run on Sunday or Monday.
Chatham County
- All Chatham County government offices will be closed Monday.
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Johnston County
- All Johnston County government offices, including the landfill, Solid Waste Convenience sites, Public Health, and Animal Services will be closed on Monday.
This story was originally published January 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM.
Renee Umsted
The News & Observer