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Southington, Connecticut, 6,242 students in 13 schools

Southington School District Snow Day Predictor

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Southington, measured against Southington's own big snow morning of 6 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Southington close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Southington.
The Southington playbook

How Southington calls a snow day

When the call comes

By approximately 5:00 a.m.

“In most instances, the decision is made and broadcast by approximately 5:00 a.m.”
Source

How families hear

By the district website, email, radio and local TV.

“In addition to the posting on the webpages, the cancellation announcements will also be aired by the following radio and television stations:”
Delays & Closings

A 2 hour delay

On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.

“A standard delayed opening for all schools will be two (2) hours unless otherwise noted.”
Delay schedule

Making up a lost day

Added after the last day up to June 30, then taken from April break starting April 16 and moving backward.

“Any unexpected school closings will be made up following the scheduled last day of school up to June 30, 2027. If additional weather-related days are needed beyond these days, we will begin with April 16, 2027 and move backward.”
Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

  • First day August 27, 2026
  • Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
  • February break Feb 15 to Feb 16
  • Last day June 9, 2027
District calendar

The board policy

“Though I consult with the Southington Police Department, Town Public Works officials, New Britain Transportation, a professional meteorologist, and multiple superintendents from surrounding districts, the final call remains with me.”
Board policy

Read from Southington’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is southingtonschools.org.

Ten winters of school mornings

Southington’s snow record

45.7inches of snow a winter
5school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more
1.7with 4 in or more
6 ina big snow morning in Southington: the top tenth of snowy school mornings
1.6Nov
8.8Dec
9.9Jan
13.4Feb
10.2Mar
Average snowfall by month, inches
  • Biggest day 20.5 in on February 2, 2021
  • Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 74.9 in
  • 6 in mornings 1.6 a winter
  • 1 in mornings 7.9 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 3 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

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The Connecticut rule

How Connecticut counts a lost day

Connecticut requires at least 180 days and 900 hours of actual school work, counting no more than 7 hours a day.

The Connecticut rules in the agency’s own words, and every Connecticut district

Next door

Districts near Southington

DistrictSnow a winter4 in morningsBuilt in days
Wolcott School DistrictWolcott28.4 in2.2
Plainville School DistrictPlainville25.5 in1.4
Bristol School DistrictBristol28.4 in2.2
Berlin School DistrictBerlin25.5 in1.4
Meriden School DistrictMeriden27.7 in1.31
New Britain School DistrictNew Britain25.5 in1.4
The schools

13 schools

Every school in Southington follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

  • Southington High School

Middle

  • Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School
  • John F. Kennedy Middle School, Plantsville

Elementary

  • Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School
  • R. E. Thalberg Elementary School
  • William H. Hatton Elementary School
  • Urbin T. Kelley School
  • William M. Strong Elementary School, Plantsville
  • Flanders Elementary School
  • Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School
  • South End Elementary School, Plantsville

Other schools

  • Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SES, Plantsville
  • Wrinn Integrated Preschool - HES
Questions

Southington snow day questions

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A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle
The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.