Windsor, ON Snow Day Predictor

About Windsor Snow Days

Windsor is located in Ontario and is served by the public and Catholic school boards that serve Windsor, alongside several private and independent schools in the surrounding region. The Windsor area averages approximately 174 centimetres of snowfall per year, with the peak snow season typically running from December to March.

In Ontario, cancellation decisions are posted to school board websites and shared on local radio and television stations, generally by 6:00 AM, after consultation with bus operators and road authorities. Bus cancellations in the Windsor area are often announced separately from in-person school closures, and parents are encouraged to monitor official channels each winter morning.

Windsor's location features a Great Lakes climate where lake-effect snow off Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario produces heavy localized snowfall, which means winter conditions in and around Windsor can vary significantly from one year to the next. Freezing rain, heavy snow, blowing snow, and extreme wind chill are all common reasons for closures. Geographically, Windsor sits near 42.32°N, 83.04°W, which influences how regional storm systems track across the area.

Historically, schools in the Windsor area close an average of approximately 5 times per winter season due to snow, ice, or extreme cold weather. Use our Snow Day Predictor above to check tomorrow's real-time school closure probability for Windsor based on live weather forecast data from Open-Meteo.