Rhode Island Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings for any Rhode Island ZIP, with every district’s snow record and the rules Rhode Island sets for a lost day.
Snow day odds for your Rhode Island ZIP
Tomorrow in Rhode Island
The state’s biggest districts, each read against its own forecast and its own big snow morning.
- ProvidenceProvidenceReading the forecast
- CranstonCranstonReading the forecast
- WarwickWarwickReading the forecast
- PawtucketPawtucketReading the forecast
- WoonsocketWoonsocketReading the forecast
- East ProvidenceEast ProvidenceReading the forecast
How Rhode Island counts a snow day
The school year
Rhode Island requires 180 days, or the equivalent of at least 1,080 school hours under a commissioner approved calendar.
“every city or town shall establish and maintain for at least one hundred eighty (180) days annually or the equivalent thereof, exclusive of holidays”R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-2-2(a)(1)
Remote days that count
A district may hold virtual school on a weather or emergency closure day, and it counts as a school day only if its plan was approved by the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education.
“virtual education when the schools have been closed due to inclement weather or other emergency. The plan for virtual education would be subject to, and require approval by, the council on elementary and secondary education in order to count as a school day.”R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-2-2(c)
From the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state code, read October 8, 2026.
Where Rhode Island’s 4 inch mornings pile up
Ranked by weekday mornings from December through March with 4 inches or more of new snow at the 7 am reading, averaged over ten winters at each district’s nearest NOAA weather station.
| # | District | 4 in mornings a winter | Snow a winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawtucket School DistrictPawtucket | 2.3 | 45.3 in |
| 2 | North Providence School DistrictNorth Providence | 2.3 | 45.3 in |
| 3 | Johnston School DistrictJohnston | 2.3 | 45.3 in |
| 4 | Coventry School DistrictCoventry | 2 | 33.6 in |
| 5 | Woonsocket School DistrictWoonsocket | 1.8 | 33.9 in |
| 6 | Cumberland School DistrictCumberland | 1.8 | 33.9 in |
| 7 | Lincoln School DistrictLincoln | 1.8 | 33.9 in |
| 8 | West Warwick School DistrictWest Warwick | 1.7 | 34.3 in |
| 9 | North Kingstown School DistrictNorth Kingstown | 1.4 | 21.7 in |
| 10 | Providence School DistrictProvidence | 1.1 | 32.8 in |
How many snow days Rhode Island districts plan for
4 Rhode Island districts print a number of snow days on their own 2026 to 2027 calendars. A closing inside that number leaves the calendar as printed; one past it is made up, usually from a break or the end of the year.
From the most built in to the fewest
All 36 Rhode Island school districts
Snow a winter and 4 inch mornings come from each district’s nearest NOAA weather station over ten winters. Built in days are the district’s own, read from its calendar. Every linked district has a page with its live odds, its snow record and its schools.
| District | Students | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence School DistrictProvidence | 19,856 | 32.8 in | 1.1 | |
| Cranston School DistrictCranston | 10,126 | 32.8 in | 1.1 | |
| Warwick School DistrictWarwick | 7,914 | 32.8 in | 1.1 | 4 |
| Pawtucket School DistrictPawtucket | 7,887 | 45.3 in | 2.3 | |
| Woonsocket School DistrictWoonsocket | 5,574 | 33.9 in | 1.8 | 5 |
| East Providence School DistrictEast Providence | 5,314 | 32.8 in | 1.1 | |
| Cumberland School DistrictCumberland | 4,868 | 33.9 in | 1.8 | 5 |
| Coventry School DistrictCoventry | 4,133 | 33.6 in | 2 | |
| North Kingstown School DistrictNorth Kingstown | 3,781 | 21.7 in | 1.4 | |
| West Warwick School DistrictWest Warwick | 3,562 | 34.3 in | 1.7 | 4 |
| North Providence School DistrictNorth Providence | 3,543 | 45.3 in | 2.3 | |
| Lincoln School DistrictLincoln | 3,340 | 33.9 in | 1.8 | |
| Barrington School DistrictBarrington | 3,309 | 32.8 in | 1.1 | |
| Johnston School DistrictJohnston | 3,172 | 45.3 in | 2.3 | |
| Chariho Regional School DistrictWood River Junction | 3,008 | 19.9 in | 1.1 | |
| Bristol-Warren Regional School DistrictBristol | 2,794 | 28.3 in | 1.3 | |
| Central Falls School DistrictCentral Falls | 2,539 | 45.3 in | 2.3 | |
| East Greenwich School DistrictEast Greenwich | 2,521 | 28.3 in | 1.3 | |
| Smithfield School DistrictSmithfield | 2,402 | 45.3 in | 2.3 | |
| South Kingstown School DistrictWakefield | 2,348 | 19.5 in | 1 | |
| Westerly School DistrictWesterly | 2,215 | 14.6 in | 0.9 | |
| Portsmouth School DistrictPortsmouth | 2,161 | 15.5 in | 1.3 | |
| Burrillville School DistrictHarrisville | 2,037 | 42.1 in | 2.3 | |
| Middletown School DistrictMiddletown | 1,961 | 17.3 in | 0.9 | |
| Newport School DistrictNewport | 1,856 | 17.3 in | 0.9 | |
| North Smithfield School DistrictNorth Smithfield | 1,664 | 42.1 in | 2.3 | |
| Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School DistrictWest Greenwich | 1,578 | 25.7 in | 1.3 | |
| Tiverton School DistrictTiverton | 1,562 | 15.5 in | 1.3 | |
| Foster-Glocester Regional School DistrictNorth Scituate | 1,331 | 48.4 in | 1.7 | |
| Scituate School DistrictClayville | 1,175 | 33.6 in | 2 | |
| Narragansett School DistrictNarragansett | 1,072 | 19.5 in | 1 | |
| Glocester Elementary School DistrictChepachet | 550 | 48.4 in | 1.7 | |
| Jamestown School DistrictJamestown | 412 | 17.3 in | 0.9 | |
| Foster Elementary School DistrictFoster | 226 | 48.4 in | 1.7 | |
| Little Compton School DistrictLittle Compton | 211 | 15.5 in | 1.3 | |
| New Shoreham School DistrictBlock Island | 126 | 20.5 in | 1 |
Rhode Island snow day questions
Snow day odds in other states
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.