Snow Day Probability
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Data provided by Open-Meteo
The St. Paul Public Schools and surrounding Minnesota districts together serve thousands of students across many public, charter, and private campuses. The St. Paul area averages approximately 50 inches of snowfall per year, with the heaviest snowfall typically occurring between November and April.
School districts in St. Paul 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 St. Paul as alternatives to a full closure when conditions are borderline.
St. Paul's geography plays a meaningful role in its winter weather: a continental climate with brutally cold winters, blowing snow, and frequent dangerous wind-chill closures. These factors directly influence how often St. Paul schools end up closed during a given winter. Geographically, St. Paul sits near 44.94°N, 93.12°W, which shapes how regional storm systems and Arctic air masses interact with the area.
Notable historic snow events in or near St. Paul include the Halloween Blizzard of 1991 which dropped nearly three feet on the Twin Cities, which produced widespread closures across the region. Historically, schools in the St. Paul area close an average of approximately 4 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 St. Paul based on live weather forecast data from Open-Meteo.
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Generated by AI from 7-day Open-Meteo forecast. Snow day predictions are probability estimates based on weather forecast data. School closure decisions are made by local school administrators — always verify with your school's official website, app, or local news for confirmed cancellations.
Our calculator pulls live weather forecast data for St. Paul 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 St. Paul prediction.