Edina Public School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: When does Edina call a snow day?

Edina announces closings by 5:30 a.m. whenever possible, by its own published protocol.

Q: Does Edina switch to remote learning on a snow day?

It can. Edina has eLearning days in its winter plan. When a closing gets likely, the morning here reads "Snow day or remote day".

Q: How long is a delayed start in Edina?

2 hours: on a delay morning every school starts that much later.

Q: When is the last day of school for Edina?

June 4, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

Q: How does the Edina snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Edina 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 Edina’s own big snow morning: 4.6 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 2.1 miles away.

The next three school mornings

Will Edina close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Edina.

The Edina playbook

How Edina calls a snow day

When the call comes

By 5:30 a.m. whenever possible.

“Whenever possible, the decision to close school is made by 5:30 a.m.”

Source

How families hear

By phone call, email, text message, the district website, social media and local TV.

“Information is shared with WCCO, KSTP, KMSP/Fox9, and KARE 11.”

Weather Emergencies and School Closings

A 2 hour delay

On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.

“School begins later than usual, typically by two hours, to allow for safer travel. Bus pick-ups and schedules are adjusted accordingly.”

eLearning days

Edina has eLearning days in its winter plan.

“After three closures (Day 4+), learning continues at home to prevent long-term disruption. Students receive guidance and assignments from teachers through their online learning platform.”

Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day August 31, 2026
Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
Last day June 4, 2027

District calendar

Read from Edina’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is edinaschools.org.

Ten winters of school mornings

Edina’s snow record

41.9inches of snow a winter

3.9school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

2.1with 4 in or more

4.6 ina big snow morning in Edina: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 63% of the 322 Minnesota districts with a station record.

3.3Nov

9.2Dec

8.1Jan

9Feb

7.1Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 9.5 in on January 4, 2023
Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 72.2 in
6 in mornings 0.9 a winter
1 in mornings 7.3 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 2.1 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.

The Minnesota rule

How Minnesota counts a lost day

Minnesota requires at least 165 days for grades 1 to 11, plus 935 hours for grades 1 to 6 and 1,020 hours for grades 7 to 12.

The Minnesota rules in the agency’s own words, and every Minnesota district

Next door

Districts near Edina

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
St. Louis Park Public School DistrictSaint Louis Park	41.9 in	2.1
Richfield Public School DistrictRichfield	53.6 in	2.2
Hopkins Public School DistrictHopkins	41.9 in	2.1
Bloomington Public School DistrictBloomington	53.6 in	2.2
Eden Prairie Public School DistrictEden Prairie	55.5 in	2.5
Minneapolis Public School DistrictMinneapolis	49.1 in	2

The schools

14 schools

Every school in Edina follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

Edina Senior High
Options at Edina High School
Edina Secondary Virtual Pathway

Middle

Valley View Middle
South View Middle

Elementary

Concord Elementary
Normandale Elementary
Countryside Elementary
Cornelia Elementary
Creek Valley Elementary
Highlands Elementary
Edina Elementary Virtual Pathway

Other schools

Early Childhood Special Ed
Special Ed-Non Public

Questions

Edina snow day questions

When does Edina call a snow day?

How does Edina announce a snow day?

Does Edina switch to remote learning on a snow day?

How long is a delayed start in Edina?

When is the last day of school for Edina?

How does the Edina snow day predictor work?

How does Minnesota handle snow days?

More winter

More for Minnesota snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.Minnesota winter forecastThe season ahead for Minnesota: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle — The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

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