Derry School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Derry, measured against Derry's own big snow morning of 7.2 inches.
Will Derry close tomorrow?
How Derry calls a snow day
When the call comes
Typically by 5:30 a.m. the morning of the decision.
“An announcement for either a delay or closure is typically made by 5:30 am the morning of the decision.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, text message, email, the district website, social media and local TV.
“The District utilizes a rapid notification service, allowing a telephone call/voice message, text, and email to be sent to parents/guardians as the primary means of immediate communication.”Closure Procedures | Families
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“**The District observes a two-hour delay.”Delay schedule
Remote learning days
Derry has remote learning days in its winter plan.
“A review of our procedures for delayed openings, early dismissals and school closures (traditional snow day or emergency remote learning day) that may result from either actual or anticipated inclement weather is outlined below.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 25, 2026
- Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 22 to Feb 26
- Last day June 11, 2027
Read from Derry’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is sau10.nh.gov.
Derry’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 69% of the 176 New Hampshire districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 28.4 in on March 14, 2018
- Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 126.5 in
- 6 in mornings 2.3 a winter
- 1 in mornings 10.9 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.9 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 New Hampshire counts a lost day
New Hampshire requires 180 days or the required hours: 450 in kindergarten, 945 in grades 1 to 6 and 990 in grades 7 to 12. Lost time must be rescheduled with added hours before a district can ask for a waiver of the hours requirement.
The New Hampshire rules in the agency’s own words, and every New Hampshire district
Districts near Derry
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkerton Academy School DistrictDerry | 74.3 in | 3.9 | |
| Londonderry School DistrictLondonderry | 51.3 in | 2.8 | 5 |
| Windham School DistrictWindham | 55.4 in | 2.5 | |
| Litchfield School DistrictLitchfield | 47.3 in | 3 | |
| Salem School DistrictSalem | 37.5 in | 1.9 | |
| Merrimack School DistrictMerrimack | 47.3 in | 3 |
8 schools
Every school in Derry follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
Middle
- Gilbert H. Hood Middle School
- West Running Brook Middle School
Elementary
- Ernest P. Barka Elementary School
- Derry Village School
- East Derry Memorial Elementary School
- South Range Elementary School
- Grinnell School
Other schools
- Derry Early Education Program
Derry snow day questions
More for New Hampshire snow days

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