Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Penn-Harris-Madison, measured against Penn-Harris-Madison's own big snow morning of 2.1 inches.
Will Penn-Harris-Madison close tomorrow?
How Penn-Harris-Madison calls a snow day
When the call comes
No later than 6:00 a.m.
“The notification process is designed to let all members of our community know no later than 6:00 a.m.”Source
How families hear
By the district app, text message, email, local TV, the district website and social media.
“These local broadcast television stations are informed: WSBT, WNDU, and ABC 57. The announcement is also posted on the District’s website , Facebook , and Instagram .”School Closings & Delays Procedures - Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“Buses will run their normal routes with pick-up times two hours later than normal. ... Morning PennPALS Preschool will be CANCELED on 2-hour delay days.”Delay schedule
eLearning days
Penn-Harris-Madison has eLearning days in its winter plan, up to 3 a year.
“Snow Make-up Day Use: First three days will be eLearning days. Other makeup days will require student attendance.”Source
Making up a lost day
First three are eLearning days, then days added after the tentative last day.
“If additional makeup days are required, they will be added to the end of the school year after the tentative last day of school.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 19, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 12 to Feb 15
- Last day June 3, 2027
The board policy
“Based on all available information provided by staff and other resources, the Superintendent makes the final determination.”Board policy
Read from Penn-Harris-Madison’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is phmschools.org.
Penn-Harris-Madison’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 63% of the 283 Indiana districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 8.5 in on February 9, 2018
- Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 47.6 in
- 6 in mornings 0.2 a winter
- 1 in mornings 6 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 5.5 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 Indiana counts a lost day
Indiana requires at least 180 student instructional days a school year.
The Indiana rules in the agency’s own words, and every Indiana district
Districts near Penn-Harris-Madison
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mishawaka School CityMishawaka | 39.5 in | 0.8 | |
| Elkhart Community SchoolsElkhart | 26.5 in | 0.6 | 1 |
| Baugo Community SchoolsElkhart | 26.5 in | 0.6 | |
| South Bend Community School CorporationSouth Bend | 55.3 in | 1.6 | |
| Concord Community SchoolsElkhart | 26.5 in | 0.6 | |
| Goshen Community SchoolsGoshen | 30.2 in | 0.6 |
15 schools
Every school in Penn-Harris-Madison follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Penn High School
Middle
- Schmucker Middle School
- Discovery Middle School, Granger
- Virgil I Grissom Middle School
Elementary
- Horizon Elementary School, Granger
- Northpoint Elementary School, Granger
- Walt Disney Elementary School
- Bittersweet Elementary School
- Elm Road Elementary School
- Prairie Vista Elementary School, Granger
- Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch, Granger
- Moran Elementary School, Osceola
- Meadow's Edge Elementary School
- Elsie Rogers Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School, Wakarusa
Penn-Harris-Madison snow day questions
More for Indiana snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.