By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostAfter extreme
cold temperatures this morning, we will begin to emerge from the deep freeze.Still, the
high today will likely only reach 7 with dangerous wind chills of minus-14 to
minus-24.There is a
chance of snow overnight with a low of 2-above.That chance
of snow continues into tomorrow morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a high
of 22.There are widespread school closings throughout the region due to the extreme cold.St. Joseph public schools
are closed today, completely. The St. Joseph School District says there will be
no remote learning today and district employees will not be required to report
to work due to the bitter cold weather and the possibility of rolling power outages.St. Joseph Catholic
Schools are closed today. Principals and teachers will communicate with families
regarding expectations today.Savannah R3 is closed
today with no remote learning.Missouri Western State
University has closed its St. Joseph campus today.Northwest Missouri State
University has also decided to extend the closure of its Maryville campus
through today. The Northwest-Kansas City campus also is closed today. All
classes will be online or remote.Missouri officials also
have closed all state offices today due to the bitter cold and dangerous wind
chill conditions. State offices plan to reopen tomorrow.Click <a href="https://stjosephpost.com/posts/569e31a0-9b55-4bc5-a4b4-3bda13d69dac">here</a> for a full list
of closings.The weather forecast
begins to improve today with temperatures expected to rise above
freezing this weekend with a high of 37 on Saturday and 41 on Sunday.

After extreme cold this morning, temperatures begin to rise