Henderson, Kentucky, 6,833 students in 13 schools

Henderson County School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Henderson get?

About 7.7 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 15.4 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 0.7 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.2 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Henderson?

8 inches on January 25, 2026, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 15.4 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2024 to 2025, with 19 inches.

Q: How does the Henderson snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Henderson 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 Henderson’s own big snow morning: 2.7 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 15.4 miles away.

Q: Can Kentucky schools hold a remote day instead?

A district with a Commissioner approved NTI plan may count up to the equivalent of 10 student attendance days when it closes for health or safety reasons.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Henderson, measured against Henderson's own big snow morning of 2.7 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Henderson close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Henderson’s snow record

7.7inches of snow a winter

0.7school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.2with 4 in or more

2.7 ina big snow morning in Henderson: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0.5school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

0.7Nov

0.8Dec

4.2Jan

1.4Feb

0.5Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 8 in on January 25, 2026
Snowiest winter 2024 to 2025, 19 in
6 in mornings 0 a winter
1 in mornings 1.1 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 15.4 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 Henderson

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Daviess County School DistrictOwensboro	7.6 in	0.3	5
Hopkins County School DistrictMadisonville	4.7 in	0
Ohio County School DistrictHartford	3.6 in	0.1
Muhlenberg County School DistrictPowderly	4.7 in	0
Christian County School DistrictHopkinsville	6.3 in	0.1
Grayson County School DistrictLeitchfield	3.1 in	0.1

The schools

13 schools

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

High

Henderson County High School
The Central Academy

Middle

Henderson County South Middle School
Henderson County North Middle School

Elementary

Spottsville Elementary School, Spottsville
Bend Gate Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
South Heights Elementary School
East Heights Elementary School
Niagara Elementary School
A B Chandler Elementary School, Corydon
Cairo Elementary School

Other schools

Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center

Questions

Henderson snow day questions

How much snow does Henderson get?

What was the biggest snow day near Henderson?

How does the Henderson snow day predictor work?

How does Kentucky handle snow days?

Can Kentucky schools hold a remote day instead?

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.