For a complete list of all Southeast Wisconsin businesses, organizations, and schools closed Tuesday, you can view a list compiled by our news partners at TMJ4 here.
UPDATE at 10:15 p.m. CST on Monday, Jan. 20: Marquette University classes are canceled for Tuesday.
The university said in a news release all classes are canceled including in-person, synchronous and asynchronous online.
Some areas of campus will be open Tuesday with limited services and potentially reduced hours: Alumni Memorial Union, Facilities Planning and Management, Information Technology Services, Marquette University Police Department, Raynor Library (Open noon – 6:30 p.m.), Rec Plex, University Dining Services and the Wellness + Helfaer Recreation facility.
UPDATE at 6:45 p.m. CST on Monday, Jan. 20: Milwaukee Area Technical College campuses are closed for in-person classes on Tuesday.
Online, online-virtual, blended and hybrid classes will be held as scheduled. The Online Learning team will be available for Blackboard support.
No services will be available in-person or virtually; including child care, food service, libraries and tutoring/academic support.
UPDATE at 4:30 p.m. CST on Monday, Jan. 20: Most schools in Southeast Wisconsin are closing for Tuesday, January 21, 2025, due to extreme cold across the region. If you are a parent or guardian of a school-aged child, please check your local school district’s website and social media for confirmation.
The most recent school districts to announce closures for Tuesday include Waukesha, Menomonee Falls, Mukwonago, Shorewood, Germantown, New Berlin, Oconomowoc, Racine and Kenosha-area schools.
MILWAUKEE — School districts across Wisconsin are canceling classes for Tuesday, January 21 ahead of a second day of sub-zero temperatures coming out of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The biggest domino to fall thus far comes in the form of Milwaukee Public Schools, which are remaining closed with temperatures expected to fall as low as -10 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday morning. The following message was posted to their website:
“Weather Alert: Due to extreme cold, Milwaukee Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 21, 2025. This includes all schools and Central Services. All Tuesday after-school activities are canceled. Thank you, and be safe.”
Additionally, Stoughton Area Schools closing their schools due to the extreme cold warning, as confirmed by the following social media post:
The Slinger School District will also be closed on January 21, but the Kool Kids Club will remain OPEN. Click here for their announcement post.
According to the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District’s Facebook post, they will also remain closed on Tuesday for a day that they clarified will not need to be made up at a later date.
“This means all District schools and buildings will be closed, and all after-school activities are canceled tomorrow. All OC Recreational activities, events, and community rentals are also canceled tomorrow,” their statement declared.
Delavan-Darien School District has announced its own closure for Tuesday, Jan. 21, citing the extreme cold warning in effect through Noon on January 21.
The Racine Unified School District announced via its website that schools are closed because of the extreme cold on Tuesday as well.
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