St. Paul Public School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in St. Paul, measured against St. Paul's own big snow morning of 3.8 inches.
Will St. Paul close tomorrow?
How St. Paul calls a snow day
How families hear
By the district website, local TV, radio, social media, email, text message and phone call.
“including spps.org, local media, social media, and direct communication through email, text messages and phone calls.”Weather Plan - Saint Paul Public Schools
Delayed openings
“Please note that delayed start times and early dismissals are not logistically possible in Saint Paul Public Schools.”
eLearning days
St. Paul has eLearning days in its winter plan.
“The first two days SPPS cancels school for inclement weather will be non-instructional days. Students should not report to school, and there will be NO e-learning.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 8, 2026
- Winter break Dec 23 to Jan 1
- Last day June 11, 2027
Read from St. Paul’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is spps.org.
St. Paul’s snow record
- Biggest day 11.1 in on January 4, 2023
- Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 74.9 in
- 6 in mornings 0.6 a winter
- 1 in mornings 5.9 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.8 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 St. Paul
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-EaganMendota Heights | 40.5 in | 1.4 |
| South St. Paul Public School DistrictSouth Saint Paul | 50.3 in | 2.2 |
| Roseville Public School DistrictRoseville | 49.8 in | 2 |
| Inver Grove Heights SchoolsInver Grove Heights | 57.9 in | 3.6 |
| St. Anthony-New Brighton SchoolsSaint Anthony | 36.4 in | 1.3 |
| North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School DistrictNorth Saint Paul | 50 in | 1.9 |
102 schools, the 40 largest here
Every school in St. Paul follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Harding Senior High
- Central Senior High
- Highland Park Senior High
- Johnson Senior High
- Como Park Senior High
- Washington Technology Senior High
- Humboldt High School
- Open World Learning Secondary
- Creative Arts Secondary School
Middle
- Highland Park Middle School
- Washington Technology Middle School
- Battle Creek Middle
- Hidden River Middle School
- Murray Middle School
- E-STEM Middle School, Woodbury
- Farnsworth Aerospace Upper
- Global Arts Plus Upper
Elementary
- Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo
- Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo
- Adams Magnet Elementary
- Mississippi Creative Arts Elem
- Frost Lake Elementary School
- American Indian Magnet School
- Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary
- St. Anthony Park Elementary
- Bruce F Vento Elementary
- Saint Paul Music Academy
- Farnsworth Aerospace Lower
- Battle Creek Elementary School
- Randolph Heights Elementary
- Horace Mann School
- Expo for Excellence Elementary Sch
- Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy
- Hazel Park Preparatory Academy
- Groveland Park Elementary
- Global Arts Plus Lower
- Nokomis Montessori North Campus
- Highland Park Elementary
- Benjamin E Mays Magnet
Other schools
- Early Education - Birth To Three
St. Paul 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.