Frankfort, Kentucky, 6,188 students in 16 schools

Franklin County School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Frankfort get?

About 12.2 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 5.4 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 1.6 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.3 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Franklin?

9 inches on January 6, 2025, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 5.4 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2024 to 2025, with 27.2 inches.

Q: Does Franklin get more snow days than other Kentucky districts?

Franklin averages 0.3 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 51 percent of the 127 Kentucky districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Franklin snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Frankfort through the night and the 5 to 8 am bus run, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against Franklin’s own big snow morning: 2.8 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 5.4 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Franklin, measured against Franklin's own big snow morning of 2.8 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Franklin close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Frankfort.

Ten winters of school mornings

Franklin’s snow record

12.2inches of snow a winter

1.6school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.3with 4 in or more

2.8 ina big snow morning in Franklin: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 51% of the 127 Kentucky districts with a station record.

0.4Nov

2.1Dec

5.5Jan

2.6Feb

1.4Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 9 in on January 6, 2025
Snowiest winter 2024 to 2025, 27.2 in
6 in mornings 0.1 a winter
1 in mornings 3.3 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 5.4 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.

The Kentucky rule

How Kentucky counts a lost day

Kentucky requires at least 1,062 instructional hours on at least 170 student attendance days. After an emergency a board may amend its calendar and lengthen or shorten the remaining days by 30 minutes or more, as long as the year still meets the requirement.

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

Next door

Districts near Franklin

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Anderson County School DistrictLawrenceburg	12.2 in	0.3
Woodford County School DistrictVersailles	13 in	0.3
Scott County School DistrictGeorgetown	13.2 in	0.1	6
Shelby County School DistrictShelbyville	8.4 in	0.1
Fayette County School DistrictLexington	13 in	0.3
Spencer County School DistrictTaylorsville	12.3 in	0.3

The schools

16 schools

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

High

Franklin County High School
Western Hills High School
The Academy
William Cofield High School
Future Forward Education & Career Center, Lexington
Franklin County Career and Technical Ctr

Middle

Elkhorn Middle School
Bondurant Middle School

Elementary

Collins Lane
Peaks Mill Elementary
Hearn Elementary
Bridgeport Elementary School
Elkhorn Elementary School
Westridge Elementary

Other schools

Early Learning Village
Frankfort Career Development Center

Questions

Franklin snow day questions

How much snow does Frankfort get?

What was the biggest snow day near Franklin?

Does Franklin get more snow days than other Kentucky districts?

How does the Franklin snow day predictor work?

How does Kentucky handle snow days?

More winter

More for Kentucky snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.Kentucky winter forecastThe season ahead for Kentucky: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

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.