Live school-closing estimate

Snow Day Calculator & Predictor

Will school close tomorrow? Enter a city, ZIP code, or postal code for a live closure, delay, and normal-schedule estimate.

School weather estimate

Will school close tomorrow?

Enter a city, ZIP code, or postal code. We use live weather data to estimate closure, delay, and normal-schedule chances.

Live planning signal

Tomorrow's Snow Day Watch

Quick comparison of selected snow-prone school markets using the same model as the calculator. Official school or district notices always take priority.

Updates about every 30 min

These are weather-based estimates for comparison, not official school-closure announcements.

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Method & interpretation

How to use your snow day estimate

What is the chance of a snow day tomorrow?

The calculator estimates how likely tomorrow's weather is to disrupt school and separates the result into closure, delayed-opening, and normal-schedule chances.

It does not turn precipitation probability into closure probability. The baseline model separately evaluates morning snowfall, overnight accumulation, prior-day heavy snow, freezing precipitation and refreeze signals, severe cold, wind gusts, visibility, and—where available in the United States—active National Weather Service winter alerts.

Morning timingSnow in the 4–9 AM school-travel window receives more weight than snow ending earlier.
Ice and coldFreezing precipitation, refreeze risk, extreme cold, and wind chill can matter even with little snow.
Transparent estimateThe result shows the strongest weather factors behind the percentages.
How should I read the snow day percentage?

The percentage is a planning estimate, not an official district announcement. A higher number means the forecast contains more weather signals associated with school disruption; the final decision still belongs to the school, district, transportation authority, or campus.

0–25%Low weather pressure
26–50%Watch for changes
51–75%Elevated disruption risk
76–100%Strong weather signal
What does the 5-day snow day outlook mean?

After you enter a location, the result includes a five-day school-disruption outlook using the same model for each forecast day. Tomorrow deserves the most weight for planning; later days are early signals to watch because forecast uncertainty increases farther out.

About the model

The current prediction model is a baseline estimate, not a published accuracy claim. We are building a prediction-history dataset so forecasts can later be compared with verified open, delayed, and closed outcomes and calibrated over time.

Weather data: Open-Meteo. US official winter alerts: National Weather Service when available.