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NEWSFLASH: Darien Public Schools to have early dismissal Wednesday

Susan Shultz

Darien Public Schools will be dismissing students early due to the weather forecast according to an email from the district.  All activities scheduled for this afternoon are cancelled or will be rescheduled for a later date. Please check the district website www.darienps.org for further updates.

The dismissal schedule is below:

  • Darien High School will dismiss at 10:30 a.m.

  • Middlesex Middle School will dismiss at 10:30 am (an earlier email from the district said 11 a.m. in error.)

  • Hindley, Royle and Tokeneke will dismiss at 11 a.m.

  • Holmes and Ox Ridge will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.

  • The Early Learning Program 8:30 a.m. start will dismiss at 10:00am/ Early Learning Program 9:30am start will be closed

The Darien Library is also closed Wednesday. A winter storm warning is in effect in Darien and the surrounding area from 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 21 through 6 a.m. Thursday, March 22.

The full forecast:

Wednesday
Snow, mainly after 7am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 34. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Breezy, with a northeast wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Wednesday night
Snow, mainly before 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 32. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Written By
Susan Shultz
Susan Shultz is a sponsored content producer for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Previously she served as the editor of The Darien Times, a Hearst weekly newspaper, where she produced award-winning community journalism for 16 years. Susan has a master's degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University and a bachelor's degree in English from Wagner College. She is a published novelist and poet and enjoys cooking and being a mom to two teenagers in Wilton, Conn.