Powderly, Kentucky, 4,389 students in 11 schools

Muhlenberg County School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Powderly get?

About 4.7 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 20.9 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 0.8 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Muhlenberg?

5 inches on January 11, 2025, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 20.9 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2017 to 2018, with 11.5 inches.

Q: How does the Muhlenberg snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Powderly 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 Muhlenberg’s own big snow morning: 3 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 20.9 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 Muhlenberg, measured against Muhlenberg's own big snow morning of 3 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Muhlenberg close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Muhlenberg’s snow record

4.7inches of snow a winter

0.8school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0with 4 in or more

3 ina big snow morning in Muhlenberg: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0.3Nov

0.7Dec

1.8Jan

1.1Feb

0.6Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 5 in on January 11, 2025
Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 11.5 in
6 in mornings 0 a winter
1 in mornings 1.2 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 20.9 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 Muhlenberg

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Hopkins County School DistrictMadisonville	4.7 in	0
Ohio County School DistrictHartford	3.6 in	0.1
Christian County School DistrictHopkinsville	6.3 in	0.1
Daviess County School DistrictOwensboro	7.6 in	0.3	5
Warren County School DistrictBowling Green	5.7 in	0	3
Henderson County School DistrictHenderson	7.7 in	0.2

The schools

11 schools

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

High

Muhlenberg County High School, Greenville
The Renaissance Center, Greenville
Muhlenberg County Career & Tech Center, Greenville

Middle

Muhlenberg North Middle, Greenville
Muhlenberg South Middle School, Greenville

Elementary

Greenville Elementary School, Greenville
Muhlenberg South Elementary, Beechmont
Central City Elementary, Central City
Longest Elementary, Greenville
Bremen Elementary School, Bremen

Other schools

Green River Education Center, Central City

Questions

Muhlenberg snow day questions

How much snow does Powderly get?

What was the biggest snow day near Muhlenberg?

How does the Muhlenberg 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.