Paterson City School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Paterson, measured against Paterson's own big snow morning of 5.7 inches.
Will Paterson close tomorrow?
How Paterson calls a snow day
When the call comes
Message to staff and student homes by 5:00 a.m.
“Send a district-wide message by 5:00 a.m. to all faculty and staff and to student homes informing them of school closure or delayed openings”Source
How families hear
By the district website, social media, phone call, local TV and radio.
“Emergency information for the Paterson Public Schools is available on the internet and over the radio, and on the television stations listed below.”Delays and Closures
Delayed openings
“The district will implement a delayed opening schedule (school will begin at 9:45am) when either weather or other emergent conditions are imminent.”Delay schedule
4 built in snow days
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “Make-Up Day”.
“In the event the district has an emergency and/or weather-related closure, specific make-up days have been designated as per the following:”Source
Making up a lost day
Added at the end of June, after a planned last student day of June 23.
Make up dates: Jun 24, Jun 25, Jun 28, Jun 29.
“Make-Up Day #1 – June 24, 2027”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 8, 2026
- Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 15 to Feb 16
- Last day June 23, 2027
The board policy
“The Deputy Superintendent will recommend to close or delay opening by 3:30 a.m. on the affected day and will communicate her recommendation to the State District Superintendent.”Board policy
Read from Paterson’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is paterson.k12.nj.us.
Paterson’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 83% of the 486 New Jersey districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 12.3 in on February 2, 2021
- Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 51.5 in
- 6 in mornings 0.8 a winter
- 1 in mornings 4 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 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.
How New Jersey counts a lost day
New Jersey requires at least 180 days of school, or the district loses state aid.
The New Jersey rules in the agency’s own words, and every New Jersey district
Districts near Paterson
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton City School DistrictClifton | 28 in | 1.9 |
| Garfield City School DistrictGarfield | 28 in | 1.9 |
| Passaic City School DistrictPassaic | 28 in | 1.9 |
| Lodi Borough School DistrictLodi | 28 in | 1.9 |
| Fair Lawn Borough School DistrictFair Lawn | 28 in | 1.9 |
| Wayne Township School DistrictWayne | 28 in | 1.9 |
43 schools, the 40 largest here
Every school in Paterson follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Eastside High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- International High School
- Paterson STEAM High School
- Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts
- Paterson P-TECH High School
- Alternative High School
- Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success
Middle
- Joseph A. Taub School
- New Roberto Clemente
Elementary
- School 16
- School 5
- Charles J. Riley/ School 9
- School 18
- School 24
- School 27
- School 21
- Senator Frank Lautenberg School
- Dr. Hani Awadallah School
- School 15
- School 25
- School 2
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex
- Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School
- Alexander Hamilton Academy
- School 13
- School 12
- School 26
- School 28
- School 10
- School 8
- School 20
- School 19
- Edward W. Kilpatrick
- School 7
- Norman S. Weir
- Roberto Clemente
- Dale Avenue
- School 3
- School 1
Paterson snow day questions
More for New Jersey snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.