Glenbard District 87 schools will dismiss students early Tuesday afternoon due to the forecasted weather. The schools will follow the regular PLC schedule and buses will arrive early to take students home.
All College of DuPage facilities will be closed Tuesday and reopen 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 6.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Chicagoland counties from 3 a.m. to midnight Tuesday and is predicting as much as 9 inches of snow could fall in some areas.
"Light snow is expected to spread across northeast Illinois tonight and become more intense toward daybreak Tuesday and persist through Tuesday evening," the warning for five counties including DuPage reads.
Read the winter storm warning here.
Six to 9 inches of snow are possible Tuesday, and wind gusts will reach 25 to 30 mph.
Heavy snowfall is most likely late Tuesday afternoon, in time for rush-hour traffic.
The National Weather Service forecasts the high temperature Tuesday will reach 32 degrees, and the night-time low will dip to 26.
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