Coeur d'Alene School District 271 Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Coeur d'Alene, measured against Coeur d'Alene's own big snow morning of 3.8 inches.
Will Coeur d'Alene close tomorrow?
How Coeur d'Alene calls a snow day
When the call comes
By 5 a.m., in most cases.
“We use this information to decide whether to delay classes or close schools, which we do by 5 a.m., in most cases.”Source
How families hear
By email, text message, the district app, the district website, social media and local TV.
“Email - If classes are delayed or canceled, you will receive an email and/or text message from the District with school delay or closure information.”Weather Closures & Alerts
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“Elementary, Middle, and High School classes start two hours later than usual.”Delay schedule
2 built in snow days
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “emergency school closures”.
“The district is allowed two emergency school closures per year without scheduling make-up days. After that, we must schedule make-up days.”Source
Making up a lost day
After two closures, make-up days are scheduled; the calendar names June 14 and 15 as possible make-up days.
“June 14-15: Possible make up days”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 8, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day June 11, 2027
Read from Coeur d'Alene’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is cdaschools.org.
Coeur d'Alene’s snow record
- Biggest day 10 in on February 4, 2017
- Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 51.8 in
- 6 in mornings 0.1 a winter
- 1 in mornings 5.9 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 1.2 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.
How Idaho counts a lost day
Idaho requires at least 990 instructional hours for grades 9 to 12, 900 for grades 4 to 8, 810 for grades 1 to 3 and 450 for kindergarten. With local board approval, up to 11 hours of emergency closures for bad weather or facility failures can come off the yearly hours requirement.
The Idaho rules in the agency’s own words, and every Idaho district
Districts near Coeur d'Alene
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Post Falls School District 273Post Falls | 22.8 in | 0.9 |
| Lakeland Joint School District 272Rathdrum | 22.8 in | 0.9 |
| Lake Pend Oreille School District 84Ponderay | 73.7 in | 3.3 |
| Lewiston Independent School District 340Lewiston | 17.1 in | 0.8 |
| Middleton School District 134Middleton | 14.8 in | 0.4 |
| Caldwell School District 132Caldwell | 14.1 in | 0.9 |
20 schools
Every school in Coeur d'Alene follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Lake City High School
- Coeur D'alene High School
- Venture Academy
Middle
- Woodland Middle School
- Canfield Middle School
- Lakes Magnet School
Elementary
- Skyway Elementary School
- Hayden Meadows Elementary School, Hayden Lake
- Atlas Elementary School, Hayden Lake
- Ramsey Magnet School of Science
- Dalton Elementary School, Dalton Gardens
- Winton Elementary School
- Northwest Expedition Academy, Hayden
- Fernan Stem Academy
- Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities
- Borah Elementary School
- Bryan Elementary School
Other schools
- Coeur D'alene Early Childhood Lerning Center
- Cda Juvenile Detention Center, Dalton Gardens
- Coeur D'alene Virtual Acadmey
Coeur d'Alene snow day questions
More for Idaho snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.