Snow Day Probability
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The New Orleans Public Schools and surrounding Louisiana districts together serve thousands of students across many public, charter, and private campuses. The New Orleans area averages approximately 7 inches of snowfall per year, with the heaviest snowfall typically occurring between December and February.
School districts in New Orleans generally announce closures through their official websites, automated phone calls, local TV, and radio stations, with most decisions made by the superintendent in the early morning hours, typically by 5:00 AM on storm days. Two-hour delays and remote-learning days are sometimes used in New Orleans as alternatives to a full closure when conditions are borderline.
New Orleans's geography plays a meaningful role in its winter weather: a humid subtropical climate where any measurable snowfall is treated as a major event. These factors directly influence how often New Orleans schools end up closed during a given winter. Geographically, New Orleans sits near 29.96°N, 90.08°W, which shapes how regional storm systems and Arctic air masses interact with the area.
Notable historic snow events in or near New Orleans include the rare December 2017 snow event that surprised the Gulf Coast, which produced widespread closures across the region. Historically, schools in the New Orleans area close an average of approximately 2 days per winter season due to snow, ice, or extreme cold. Use our Snow Day Calculator above to check tomorrow's real-time school closure probability for New Orleans based on live weather forecast data from Open-Meteo.
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Our calculator pulls live weather forecast data for New Orleans from the Open-Meteo API and analyzes snowfall accumulation, temperature, wind chill, and 24-hour precipitation totals to generate a school closure probability percentage.
Check between 9 PM and midnight the evening before a potential storm. Weather models are most reliable within a 12–18 hour forecast window, giving you the most accurate prediction for the following morning.
Yes. Public schools close more readily than private schools, which close more readily than colleges and universities. Select your school type for the most accurate New Orleans prediction.