Fall River School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Fall River, measured against Fall River's own big snow morning of 6.1 inches.
Will Fall River close tomorrow?
How Fall River calls a snow day
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“This means grades K-12 and full day PreK will begin two hours later than their regular start times. Buses will arrive at bus stops two hours after their typical morning pickup times.”Delay schedule
5 built in snow days
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “Inclement Weather Date”.
“If five instructional school days are cancelled due to inclement weather conditions or other emergencies, schools will close on Monday June 28, 2027.”Source
Making up a lost day
Each cancelled day is added to the June 21 closing date, up to June 28 after five.
“If a school day is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions or other emergencies, the day or days will be added to the closing date of the school year.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 2, 2026
- Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 15 to Feb 19
- Last day June 21, 2027
Recent snow days
- 2025 to 2026. No school Jan 26, snow day Jan 27, then a 2-hour delay Jan 28, 2026.
“Fall River Public Schools will have a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28, 2026, for staff and students.”
District notice
Read from Fall River’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is fallriverschools.org.
Fall River’s snow record
- Biggest day 18.1 in on February 24, 2026
- Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 72.8 in
- 6 in mornings 1.2 a winter
- 1 in mornings 5 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 7.3 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 Massachusetts counts a lost day
Massachusetts requires a 185 day calendar, at least 180 days actually held, and 900 hours for elementary or 990 hours for secondary students. Every day lost through March 31 is made up with full rescheduled days; after March 31, days are made up until 180 or the scheduled 185th day, whichever comes first.
The Massachusetts rules in the agency’s own words, and every Massachusetts district
Districts near Fall River
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea School DistrictSwansea | 37.2 in | 1.6 | |
| Somerset School DistrictSomerset | 37.2 in | 1.6 | |
| Westport School DistrictWestport | 15.5 in | 1.3 | |
| Dighton-Rehoboth School DistrictNorth Dighton | 37.2 in | 1.6 | |
| Freetown-Lakeville School DistrictLakeville | 16.6 in | 0.6 | |
| New Bedford School DistrictNew Bedford | 16.6 in | 0.6 | 7 |
18 schools
Every school in Fall River follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- B M C Durfee High
- Resiliency Preparatory Academy
Middle
- Morton Middle
- Matthew J Kuss Middle
- Talbot Innovation School
Elementary
- Henry Lord Community School
- William S Greene
- Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School
- North End Elementary
- Mary Fonseca Elementary School
- Letourneau Elementary School
- Spencer Borden
- John J Doran
- James Tansey
- Samuel Watson
Other schools
- FRPS Early Learning Center
- Fall River Early Learning Center
- Stone PK-12 School
Fall River snow day questions
More for Massachusetts snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.