Weather Status Update

NIU campus locations and offices are open for normally scheduled activities, and classes are being held.

During winter months, all students, faculty and staff are urged to use caution and personal judgment in their travels to and from campus and to dress appropriately for protection from cold temperatures and wind chills.

This page will be updated as necessary to provide the latest information in the event of a change in the university's operational status.

Weather Closing Procedures

The decision to declare an emergency weather suspension of campus operations, including class cancellations, is a data-informed, consultative process involving several areas including Public Safety, Physical Plant, Environmental Health and Safety, representatives from the different university divisions, the provost and president. Decisions concerning class cancellations are finalized by the provost, and emergency weather closures require presidential authorization.

• 2018 Severe Weather and University Closure Procedures Memo (PDF)
• NIU Severe Weather Model for School Closures (PDF)
• NIU Environmental Health and Safety Severe Winter Weather Closure Procedures (PDF)
• OFF-CAMPUS Weather Closing Procedure (PDF)

Weather Notices

Changes in operational status will be posted on the NIU Home Page, NIU's official Facebook page and the university's Twitter feed.

Toll Free Weather Status Hotline

For the latest information regarding charges in operational status at NIU's campuses, call the Toll-Free Weather Status Hotline: 753-OPEN (6736) or 888-464-8673.

Weather Forecasts

• Cooperative Weather Station
• National Weather Service

Road Conditions

• Illinois Interstates or 800-452-4368
• Illinois Tollways or 888-648-9847

TV and Radio Stations

View a list of television and radio stations that broadcast information on weather-related class cancellations at NIU.