With snowy conditions expected to reach Newton County Tuesday afternoon, the Newton County School System has decided on early dismissal.

Elementary schools will release at 11:15 a.m., followed by high schools at 12:15 p.m. and middle schools at 1:15 p.m. There will be no after school academic programs or extra-curricular activites Tuesday, according to a press release sent by Sherri Davis-Viniard. Only first session Ombudsman students should report Tuesday.

Snow and sleet is expected to come through portions of north central georgia, mainly along a line from Franklin to Peachtree city to Lexington from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 1 p.m. Wednesday.

According to the National Weather Service temperatures are expected to drop into the 20’s Tuesday afternoon, into the teens that evening and getting to the middle 30s Wednesday. Winds 10-15 miles per hour, with gusts up to 20 mph are also expected.

Newton County is keeping a close eye on the forecast, according to Chairman Keith Ellis, and will determine if a course of action is necessary at 9 a.m. meeting Tuesday.

The National Weather Service is warning snow and ice may be on roads beginning Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday, and to travel only in case of an emergency.