With snow falling overnight, particularly throughout the hilly regions of Central and Western Massachusetts, some schools have already decided to close or delay the start of school Monday.
Some communities may wake up to 4 to 8 inches of snow on the ground Monday morning, the National Weather Service said Sunday.
The agency’s regional office in Norton issued a winter storm warning for those areas of the state Sunday morning, warning of heavy snow and difficult road travel into Monday.
Meteorologists were less certain of how much snow would accumulate at lower elevations, where temperatures were slightly warmer.
A winter weather advisory is in effect across the lower-altitude parts of the state, including communities east of Interstate 495, the Connecticut River Valley and areas closer to Connecticut and Rhode Island. In those regions, the weather service forecasted a combination of rain and snow Sunday, followed by a full transition to snow overnight and a slippery commute Monday morning.
For residents of Cape Cod and the South Coast, the storm is only expected to bring rain. But those areas may see a burst of snow showers on Monday as the storm wraps up elsewhere.
The following school districts have announced delays or closings for Monday, Jan. 29. This list is updated constantly. To refresh this list, click here.
*Note that schools are listed alphabetically by school name.*
A
All Saints Academy — Two-hour delay Monday.
Ashburnham Westminster Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday. No morning preschool or morning extended day.
Athol-Royalston Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday. No morning preschool.
Auburn Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday
B
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School — Two-hour delay Monday
C
Clinton Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday
D
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday. No morning preschool.
E
Emma L. Miller Elementary School — The school in Savoy is closed Monday.
F
Fitchburg Public Schools — Closed Monday.
Franklin County Technical School — Two-hour delay Monday
G
Gardner Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday
Greenfield Community College — Closed Monday.
Groton-Dunstable Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday
L
Leicester Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday. No morning preschool.
Leominster Public Schools — Closed Monday.
Littleton Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday.
Lunenburg Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday. No morning preschool, extended day or Early Learning Center.
M
Monson Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School — Two-hour delay Monday
Mount Wachusett Community College — Closed Monday.
N
Narragansett Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday. No morning preschool.
Nashoba Valley Technical High School — Two-hour delay Monday
North Brookfield Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday
North Middlesex Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday
North Shore Community College — Classes start at 10 a.m. on Monday
O
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter School — Two-hour delay Monday
Oxford Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday
P
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School — Two-hour delay Monday
Q
Quabbin Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday
Quaboag Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday
S
Southbridge Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday. No morning preschool.
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District — Two-hour delay Monday. No morning preschool.
T
Tantasqua Regional/School Union 61 Districts — Two-hour delay Monday
W
Webster Public Schools — Two-hour delay Monday
Winchendon Public Schools — Closed Monday.
Worcester Public Schools — Closed Monday.