Farmington Public School District Snow Day Predictor, MN

Q: When does Farmington call a snow day?

Farmington announces closings process begins as early as 4 a.m.; announced prior to 6:30 a.m, by its own published protocol.

Q: How does Farmington announce a snow day?

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

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

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

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

June 3, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

Q: How much snow does Farmington get?

About 57.9 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 8.4 miles away, averaged over 8 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 5.9 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 3.6 with 4 inches or more.

Q: How does the Farmington snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Farmington 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 Farmington’s own big snow morning: 6 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 8.4 miles away.

The next three school mornings

Will Farmington close tomorrow?

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

The Farmington playbook

How Farmington calls a snow day

When the call comes

Process begins as early as 4 a.m.; announced prior to 6:30 a.m.

“When a severe storm hits the area or is forecast, the Superintendent or designee will begin the decision making process as early as 4 a.m.”

Source

How families hear

By phone call, radio, local TV and the district website.

“Parents/Guardians will receive an automated phone call via the School Messenger service.”

Winter Weather Information - Farmington Area Public Schools

eLearning days

Farmington has eLearning days in its winter plan.

“It is important to note that a school closing is not a non-school day. Students and teachers are still expected to participate in Flexible Learning Day activities.”

Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day August 31, 2026
Winter break Dec 23 to Jan 1
Last day June 3, 2027

District calendar

Read from Farmington’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is farmington.k12.mn.us.

Ten winters of school mornings

Farmington’s snow record

57.9inches of snow a winter

5.9school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

3.6with 4 in or more

6 ina big snow morning in Farmington: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 97% of the 322 Minnesota districts with a station record.

3.7Nov

11.2Dec

10.5Jan

15.7Feb

10.5Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 14 in on December 11, 2021
Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 97.9 in
6 in mornings 1.9 a winter
1 in mornings 9.1 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 8.4 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 Farmington

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Lakeville Public School DistrictLakeville	50 in	1.8	1
Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganRosemount	57.9 in	3.6
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School DistrictBurnsville	57.9 in	3.6
Prior Lake-Savage Area SchoolsPrior Lake	50 in	1.8
Bloomington Public School DistrictBloomington	53.6 in	2.2
Northfield Public School DistrictNorthfield	39.8 in	1.7

The schools

12 schools

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

High

Farmington High School
Dakota Prairie Area Learning Center
Farmington Online - High

Middle

Robert Boeckman Middle School
Levi P. Dodge Middle School
Farmington Online - Middle

Elementary

Meadowview Elementary
North Trail Elementary
Riverview Elementary
Farmington Elementary
Akin Road Elementary
Farmington Online - Elementary

Questions

Farmington snow day questions

When does Farmington call a snow day?

How does Farmington announce a snow day?

Does Farmington switch to remote learning on a snow day?

When is the last day of school for Farmington?

How much snow does Farmington get?

How does the Farmington snow day predictor work?

How does Minnesota handle snow days?

More winter

More for Minnesota snow days

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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.