Linn-Mar Community School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Linn-Mar, measured against Linn-Mar's own big snow morning of 4.2 inches.
Will Linn-Mar close tomorrow?
How Linn-Mar calls a snow day
When the call comes
By 5:30 a.m., when possible.
“Decisions and notifications will be made by 5:30 a.m., when possible, for late starts and cancellations.”Source
How families hear
By email, text message, the district website and local TV.
“All weather-related announcements will be communicated via: Television KCRG-TV9 CBS-2/FOX 28 KWWL-7 School Messenger District Website”School Cancelation, Delay, and Early Dismissal Procedures - Linn-Mar Community School District
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“If the National Weather Service issues a cold weather advisory or extreme cold warning, there may be a two-hour delay or school may be canceled based on the current and anticipated temperatures throughout the school day.”
Making up a lost day
Made up in a window after the last day, June 3 to 11.
Make up dates: Jun 3, Jun 4, Jun 7, Jun 8, Jun 9, Jun 10, Jun 11.
“Make Up Days for Cancellations June 3-11”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 24, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day June 2, 2027
The board policy
“The superintendent may decide to delay or cancel school due to weather conditions and will make those decisions based on the safety of students and staff.”Board policy
Read from Linn-Mar’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is linnmar.k12.ia.us.
Linn-Mar’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 91% of the 323 Iowa districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 10.4 in on January 9, 2024
- Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 49.1 in
- 6 in mornings 0.5 a winter
- 1 in mornings 5.4 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station under a mile 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 Iowa counts a lost day
Iowa requires at least 180 days or 1,080 hours of instruction, as the board chooses. When a board extends the calendar to make up weather closures, it may excuse seniors who have already met graduation requirements.
The Iowa rules in the agency’s own words, and every Iowa district
Districts near Linn-Mar
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictCedar Rapids | 33.5 in | 1.8 | 3 |
| College Community School DistrictCedar Rapids | 25 in | 1.3 | |
| Clear Creek-Amana Community School DistrictOxford | 30.2 in | 1.4 | |
| Iowa City Community School DistrictIowa City | 22.8 in | 0.7 | |
| Western Dubuque County Community School DistrictFarley | 26.3 in | 1.1 | |
| Waterloo Community School DistrictWaterloo | 34.5 in | 1.4 |
12 schools
Every school in Linn-Mar follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Linn-Mar High School
Middle
- Boulder Peak Intermediate School
- Excelsior Middle School
- Hazel Point Intermediate School
- Oak Ridge Middle School
Elementary
- Echo Hill Elementary
- Westfield Elementary School, Robins
- Bowman Woods Elementary School, Cedar Rapids
- Linn Grove Elementary School
- Indian Creek Elementary School
- Novak Elementary School
- Wilkins Elementary School
Linn-Mar snow day questions
More for Iowa snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.