School Administrative District 51 Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in School Administrative District 51, measured against School Administrative District 51's own big snow morning of 5.8 inches.
Will School Administrative District 51 close tomorrow?
How School Administrative District 51 calls a snow day
When the call comes
By 6:00am.
“For closings, delays, and Remote Learning days due to weather or other emergencies, families will receive a notification via phone message, text, and/or email by 6:00am.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, text message, email, social media, the district website and local TV.
“Closings and delays will also be posted on Facebook , Instagram , our District and School websites, and local news stations.”Alerts and Closings - Families - MSAD #51
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“School bus pickups will occur 2 hours later than the usual time in the morning. Lunch will be served at all schools. Dismissal times remain the same.”Delay schedule
2 built in snow days
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “Storm Days”.
“*Storm Days* (days added, if needed) 2**”Source
Remote learning days
School Administrative District 51 has remote learning days in its winter plan.
“** First 2 weather-related days will be made up at the end of the year. After that, the schools will be Remote for additional days.”Source
Making up a lost day
First 2 weather days added at the end of the year, then remote days.
“** First 2 weather-related days will be made up at the end of the year. After that, the schools will be Remote for additional days.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 1, 2026
- Winter break Dec 23 to Dec 31
- February break Feb 15 to Feb 19
- Last day June 15, 2027
Read from School Administrative District 51’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is msad51.org.
School Administrative District 51’s snow record
- Biggest day 16 in on December 18, 2020
- Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 87.1 in
- 6 in mornings 2.1 a winter
- 1 in mornings 13.3 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 4.5 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.
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 51
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth SchoolsYarmouth | 68.6 in | 3.9 |
| Falmouth Public SchoolsFalmouth | 61.3 in | 3.4 |
| School Administrative District 15Gray | 68.8 in | 3.4 |
| Regional School Unit 14Windham | 75.8 in | 4.1 |
| Regional School Unit 05Freeport | 68.6 in | 3.9 |
| Portland Public SchoolsPortland | 61 in | 3.7 |
4 schools
Every school in School Administrative District 51 follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Greely High School
Middle
- Greely Middle School
Elementary
- Mabel I Wilson School
- Greely Middle School 4-5
School Administrative District 51 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.