School Administrative District 01 Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in School Administrative District 01, measured against School Administrative District 01's own big snow morning of 5.2 inches.
Will School Administrative District 01 close tomorrow?
How School Administrative District 01 calls a snow day
How families hear
By the district website.
“Due to the snow and wind in the forecast today along with the dropping temperatures, all MSAD #1 schools will be closed today, Friday, March 7. There will be no remote learning.”Live Feed | Maine School Administrative District #1
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“Due to icy road conditions, ALL MSAD #1 Schools will have a 2-Hour Delay. There will be no morning Pre-K or Kindergarten sessions.”
Remote learning days
School Administrative District 01 has remote learning days in its winter plan.
“Due to the snow forecasted, MSAD #1 will have a Remote Learning Snow Day on Thursday, February 13. Learning materials will be sent home with students at the end of the school day today. Meals will be sent home with those students who have requested in advance.”Source
Making up a lost day
Storm days are added to the end of the calendar.
“Jun. 15 Last Day (Tent) ER (11:30) PK-8 (Storm days will be added to the end of the calendar.)”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 8, 2026
- Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 16 to Feb 19
- Last day June 15, 2027
Recent snow days
- 2025 to 2026. 11:30 early dismissal for weather on March 11, then a 2-hour delay on March 12.
“All MSAD #1 schools will dismiss at 11:30 today, Wednesday, March 11th, due to inclement weather.”
District notice - 2024 to 2025. Remote Learning Snow Days on Dec 5 and Feb 13; full closures with no remote learning on Feb 14 and Mar 7; closed Dec 12 for power outages.
“Due to high winds causing visibility issues and poor road conditions, ALL MSAD #1 schools will be closed today, Friday, February 14. There will be no remote learning.”
District notice
Read from School Administrative District 01’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is sad1.org.
School Administrative District 01’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 86% of the 217 Maine districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 18 in on January 5, 2018
- Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 145.3 in
- 6 in mornings 2.9 a winter
- 1 in mornings 18.2 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 Maine counts a lost day
Maine requires a 180 day school year with at least 175 days of instruction. The Commissioner may waive the minimum days on a school board's written application, but only after the district has tried every reasonable way to make the days up.
The Maine rules in the agency’s own words, and every Maine district
Districts near School Administrative District 01
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Regional School Unit 39Caribou | 123 in | 5.1 |
| Regional School Unit 34Old Town | 65.5 in | 2.9 |
| School Administrative District 64East Corinth | 65.9 in | 3.2 |
| Bangor Public SchoolsBangor | 67.8 in | 3 |
| Brewer Public SchoolsBrewer | 67.8 in | 3 |
| Hermon Public SchoolsHermon | 67.8 in | 3 |
6 schools
Every school in School Administrative District 01 follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Presque Isle High School
Middle
- Presque Isle Middle School
Elementary
- Pine Street Elementary School
- Eva Hoyt Zippel School
- Mapleton Elementary School, Mapleton
Other schools
- Presque Isle Reg Career & Tech Ctr
School Administrative District 01 snow day questions
More for Maine snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.