A cold weather advisory is in effect for a wide swath of central Illinois until Tuesday afternoon means area schools are closing or going to e-learning. Tuesday's high temperature, according to the
National Weather Service in Lincoln , is predicted to be 7 degrees with wind chill values as low as 25-below.
Frostbite and hypothermia could occur if skin is unprotected. The cold weather advisory is in effect until 3 p.m. Tuesday. Daytime high temperatures return to freezing or just below freezing beginning Wednesday for the rest of the week.
Schools closed Tuesday
Schools going to e-learning Tuesday
Springfield warming centers
Municipal Center East (800 East Monroe Street) : Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Municipal Center West (300 South 7th Street) : Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Lincoln Library (326 South 7th Street) : Open Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Office of Community Relations (1450 Groth Street) : Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Helping Hands (2200 Shale Street) : Overnight Shelter open daily, 5 p.m.-7 a.m.; Warming center open 24 hours; day services open daily, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Salvation Army Main Campus (1600 Clear Lake Avenue) : Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Washington Street Mission (408 North 4th Street) : Open Monday-Friday, 7:30-10:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8-10 a.m.
St. John's Breadline (430 North 5th Street) : Open Monday-Friday, 8-9 a.m. for breakfast and 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. for lunch; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
(This story was updated to add new information.)