Howell Public Schools Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Howell, measured against Howell's own big snow morning of 2.3 inches.
Will Howell close tomorrow?
How Howell calls a snow day
When the call comes
No later than 5:30 a.m.
“Howell Public Schools makes a good faith effort to cancel school no later than 5:30 a.m. to provide families as much time as possible to make arrangements for the day.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, email, text message, the district website, social media, radio and local TV.
“School closings are posted on HowellSchools.com, on the district’s Facebook page and its Twitter account. Additionally, school closings are announced on WHMI 93.5, WJBK Fox 2, WDIV Local 4, WILX Channel 10, and WXYZ Channel 7.”Winter and Severe Weather Procedures - Howell Public Schools
Making up a lost day
Excess inclement weather days made up after the May 28 last day.
“Excess inclement weather days will be made up after May 28, 2027.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 19, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 12 to Feb 15
- Last day May 28, 2027
The board policy
“Additionally, the district will cancel school if the forecasted, sustained wind chill is -20 degrees Fahrenheit or colder during the period of time that students will be waiting for a bus or walking to school.”Board policy
Read from Howell’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is howellschools.com.
Howell’s snow record
- Biggest day 7.5 in on November 12, 2019
- Snowiest winter 2021 to 2022, 43.8 in
- 6 in mornings 0.3 a winter
- 1 in mornings 7.3 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 12.3 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 Michigan counts a lost day
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.
The Michigan rules in the agency’s own words, and every Michigan district
Districts near Howell
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Fowlerville Community SchoolsFowlerville | 41.5 in | 1.3 |
| Hartland Consolidated SchoolsHartland | 34.3 in | 0.6 |
| Brighton Area SchoolsBrighton | 28.6 in | 1.1 |
| Pinckney Community SchoolsPinckney | 28.6 in | 1.1 |
| Linden Community SchoolsLinden | 24.2 in | 0.9 |
| Fenton Area Public SchoolsFenton | 24.2 in | 0.9 |
10 schools
Every school in Howell follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Howell High School
- Innovation Academy
Middle
- Highlander Way Middle School
- Parker Middle School
Elementary
- Three Fires Elementary
- Southwest Elementary School
- Voyager Elementary School
- Challenger Elementary School
- Ruahmah J Hutchings Elementary
- Northwest Elementary School
Howell snow day questions
More for Michigan snow days

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.