Minneapolis Public School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Minneapolis, measured against Minneapolis's own big snow morning of 4.4 inches.
Will Minneapolis close tomorrow?
How Minneapolis calls a snow day
When the call comes
No later than 5:30 a.m. the day of the closure.
“Full-day school building closure decisions are made no later than 5:30 a.m. the day of the closure.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, text message, email, the district website, local TV and social media.
“If schools will be closed or move to e-learning, notification is sent by:Severe Weather - Minneapolis Public School District
- Robocalls, texts and emails
- The district website
- Local television news
- Social media (Facebook and Instagram)”
eLearning days
Minneapolis has eLearning days in its winter plan.
“Therefore, e-learning days will only be used, at the discretion of the superintendent, in the following circumstances: After school has been canceled for three days (due to weather or other reason) at pre-K/K through grade 5 schools.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 8, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day June 11, 2027
Read from Minneapolis’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is mpschools.org.
Minneapolis’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 54% of the 322 Minnesota districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 11.8 in on April 15, 2018
- Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 90.3 in
- 6 in mornings 0.9 a winter
- 1 in mornings 8.3 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 2 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 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
Districts near Minneapolis
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Center School DistrictBrooklyn Center | 49.1 in | 2 |
| St. Anthony-New Brighton SchoolsSaint Anthony | 36.4 in | 1.3 |
| Robbinsdale Public School DistrictNew Hope | 56 in | 2 |
| Columbia Heights Public School DistrictColumbia Heights | 36.4 in | 1.3 |
| St. Louis Park Public School DistrictSaint Louis Park | 41.9 in | 2.1 |
| Fridley Public School DistrictFridley | 36.4 in | 1.3 |
98 schools, the 40 largest here
Every school in Minneapolis follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Washburn High
- Southwest High
- South High
- Roosevelt High
- Edison High
- Henry High
- North High
- FAIR High
- MPS Online 6-12
Middle
- Andersen Middle
- Justice Page Middle
- Anthony Middle
- Sanford Middle
- Northeast Middle
- Olson Middle
Elementary
- Sullivan Elementary
- Ella Baker Elementary
- Seward Elementary
- Green Central Elementary
- Barton Elementary
- Emerson Elementary
- Folwell Elementary
- Burroughs Elementary
- Bancroft Elementary
- Marcy Elementary
- Lyndale Elementary
- Whittier Elementary
- Northrop Elementary
- Las Estrellas Elementary
- Bryn Mawr Elementary
- Armatage Elementary
- Windom Elementary
- Lucy Laney Elementary
- Pillsbury Elementary
- Kenwood Elementary
- Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary
- Hale Elementary
- Lake Harriet Lower Elementary
- Dowling Elementary
Other schools
- Early Childhood Special Education
Minneapolis snow day questions
More for Minnesota snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.