With dangerous cold (-35 wind chill) en route, view school closures, warming center locations

Temperatures across the North Shore will plummet to dangerous levels beginning Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

An arctic front reportedly will bring subzero temperatures — between -5 and 2 degrees — overnight and through Friday with windchills reaching -35 in the North Shore, forecasters say.

The most dangerous cold will present between 3 a.m. and noon on Friday, according to the NWS.

The weather service says at that time there is a high risk for hypothermia and frostbite in less than 10 minutes.

Frozen pipes are also a concern, and the NWS recommends letting faucets slowly drip. Other recommendations include staying indoors (pets too) and checking on vulnerable friends and neighbors.

The dangerous temperatures, while expected to rise some on Saturday, are expected to continue through Sunday morning before reaching 18 degrees on Sunday afternoon.

A period of snowfall is forecasted to begin Saturday afternoon.

The expected cold is impacting local schools:

• All New Trier feeder public schools (Winnetka District 36, Glencoe District 35, Wilmette District 39, Avoca District 37, Kenilworth District 38 and Sunset Ridge District 29) schools will be closed on Friday.
• New Trier High School will have an e-learning day on Friday. Extra-curriculars have also been affected with the boys basketball game moving to Thursday at Deerfield.
• Loyola Academy will be closed on Friday and have “asynchronous learning.”
• Highland Park and Deerfield high schools will engage in remote learning on Friday.
• Niles North and West high schools and District 73.5 also will have e-learning days on Friday.
• Skokie public elementary districts 65, 68, 72 and 73 have yet to announce their respective plans for Friday.

For those who must be outside and may be in need of assistance, warming shelters are available in the area:

WILMETTE*
• Village Hall, 1200 Wilmette Ave., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Police Department, 710 Ridge Road, 24/7
• Fire Station #26, 1304 Lake Ave., 24/7
*Those in need in Wilmette can call the police nonemergency line at (847) 256-1200

GLENCOE
• Village Hall, 675 Village Court, access available 24/7 through Hazel Avenue entrance after-hours through Public Safety Department
Non-emergency number: (847) 835-4112

NORTHFIELD
• Northfield Community Church, 400 Wagner Road (available in cases of power outages)

HIGHLAND PARK*
• City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Ave., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
• Police Department, 1677 Old Deerfield Road, 24/7
• Makom Solel Lakeside, 1301 Clavey Road, call (847) 433-3555 for daytime assistance, evening hours are available by calling the nonemergency public safety line at (847) 432-7730
• Trinity Grace Church, 1506 Half-Day Road. Evening hours available, call the nonemergency public safety line at (847) 432-7730
* For updated information on Highland Park warming centers, CLICK HERE

SKOKIE
• Weber Leisure Center, 9300 Weber Park Place. 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
• Oakton Community Center, 4701 Oakton St., 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
• Devonshire Cultural Center, 4400 Greenwood Ave., 9 a.m-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday
• Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St., 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday
• Niles Township, 5255 Lincoln Ave., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
• Cook County Courthouse, 5600 Old Orchard Road, 24 hours starting Thursday, Jan. 22.

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