With an extreme cold warning is in effect for most of the North Texas area, McKinney ISD has cancelled school for Jan. 26-27.

What you need to know: An arctic cold front moved into the metroplex on Friday with cold rain transitioning into a wintry mix. Widespread wintry precipitation is expected to stop by Sunday afternoon but ice melting may not improve until Tuesday onward.

All MISD schools and facilities will be closed Jan. 26-27, according to the district's Facebook page, citing extreme forecasted weather and hazardous road conditions. The closure also applies to all school-related activities, after-school programs and extracurricular events.

Looking ahead: McKinney ISD parents will be notified through the district’s email, phone call and text message system in the event of any further school closures or delays. Information will also be posted on the district’s Facebook and website.

Abbott’s Frozen Custard served its last scoop of custard in December, onsite signage states at the McKinney shop.

What’s happening: Abbott’s Frozen Custard, which is headquartered in Rochester, New York, no longer has any Texas locations, according to the company website, but opportunities are being explored to bring Abbott’s Frozen Custard back to Dallas-Fort Worth someday, onsite signage states.

• 1520 N. Hardin Blvd., McKinney

The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is under an Extreme Cold Warning from Sunday night until 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

What's happening: Temperature highs are estimated to remain in the 20s with the lows in the teens and single digits through Tuesday morning, according to the NWS's Fort Worth/Dallas office. Wind chills will range from -10 to 0 degrees Monday morning in DFW.

Wind chill values will make "Feels Like" temps as cold as -10 degrees with low temperatures ranging from -1 to 14 degrees across North Texas, per the NWS. The extreme temperatures create hazards for hypothermia and frozen pipes. 

Following winter weather and precipitation blanketing the North Texas area, several Dallas-Fort Worth school districts announced additional school closures for Jan. 27.

The specifics: As of Jan. 25, the following school districts and colleges have announced that they will be closed Tuesday:

• Allen ISD
• Argyle ISD
• Carroll ISD
• Denton ISD
• Frisco ISD

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field continue to see cancellations due to Winter Storm Fern.

Zooming in: According to Flightaware.com, more than 1,000 flights to or from the Dallas metro area were also canceled on Jan. 25.

As of 3:35 p.m. Jan. 25, there have been 537 flights into DFW Airport and 518 flights out of DFW Airport canceled. In terms of delays, 180 flights are arriving at DFW Airport and 184 flights are trying to depart. According to the website, the average departure delay is 43 minutes.

Also of note: Dallas Love Field has had 133 flights canceled from there and 127 flights into Love Field canceled Jan. 25.

Delay-wise, there are a combined 47 delays for Love Field.

Stay tuned: There are already more than 200 cancellations for Jan. 26.

Several road projects are underway across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, including construction on the I-35 corridor to widen the four-lane highway to eight lines in Denton. Development also continues in Plano's Legacy and Granite Park areas.

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