Local News Worcester schools closed Friday for ‘hazardous’ wind chill All Worcester Public Schools and athletic events will be closed Friday. All Worcester Public Schools (WPS) will be closed on Friday due to hazardous wind chill conditions, the district said. Worcester will see a high of nearly 13 degrees, with a wind chill making it feel as cold as -16, the National Weather Service forecast. The closure comes a day after a Worcester Public School bus was towed from a snow bank. Local meteorologists are warning of a possible nor’easter and other hazardous weather, the district said.