Snow Day Calculator

The Snow Day Calculator turns a location-based winter forecast into a practical estimate of school closure risk. After you enter a city, state, ZIP code, or Canadian postal code, the tool requests current forecast information for that area. It looks at several conditions together rather than treating snowfall as the only deciding factor. Expected accumulation, precipitation type, temperature, wind, visibility, storm timing, and the likely condition of roads can all change whether buses and families can travel safely. The result is a planning estimate, not an announcement. A forecast for six inches of dry snow in a community with extensive plowing may have a different effect than a thin layer of freezing rain in a place with steep roads. Overnight timing also matters because crews have less time to clear routes before the first buses leave. The calculator weighs these relationships and explains the strongest factors behind the score so users can understand the result instead of seeing an unexplained percentage.