Chippewa Valley Schools Snow Day Predictor

Chippewa Valley announces closings as early as possible; overnight weather sometimes prevents deciding in advance, by its own published protocol.

By phone call, the district website, local TV and radio, and on the district’s own closings page.

June 18, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

About 28 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 5.6 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 2.7 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.7 with 4 inches or more.

7.5 inches on February 9, 2018, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 5.6 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2017 to 2018, with 46.7 inches.

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Clinton Township 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 Chippewa Valley’s own big snow morning: 2.4 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 5.6 miles away.

Michigan requires at least 180 days and 1,098 hours of pupil instruction. The first 6 days (or the same hours) lost to conditions outside the district's control, such as severe storms, are counted as instruction; up to 3 more can be approved by the State Superintendent.