West Union, Ohio, 3,491 students in 7 schools

Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does West Union get?

About 17.6 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 20 miles away, averaged over 7 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 2.4 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.7 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Adams County/Ohio Valley?

7 inches on January 6, 2025, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 20 miles away in 7 winters. The snowiest winter was 2024 to 2025, with 28.3 inches.

Q: Does Adams County/Ohio Valley get more snow days than other Ohio districts?

Adams County/Ohio Valley averages 0.7 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 50 percent of the 582 Ohio districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Adams County/Ohio Valley snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for West Union 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 Adams County/Ohio Valley’s own big snow morning: 3.1 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 20 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Adams County/Ohio Valley, measured against Adams County/Ohio Valley's own big snow morning of 3.1 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Adams County/Ohio Valley close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Adams County/Ohio Valley’s snow record

17.6inches of snow a winter

2.4school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.7with 4 in or more

3.1 ina big snow morning in Adams County/Ohio Valley: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 50% of the 582 Ohio districts with a station record.

0.7Nov

3.7Dec

6.8Jan

5Feb

1.2Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 7 in on January 6, 2025
Snowiest winter 2024 to 2025, 28.3 in
6 in mornings 0.1 a winter
1 in mornings 4.6 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 20 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 Ohio rule

How Ohio counts a lost day

Ohio requires hours, not days: 910 hours for full day kindergarten through grade 6, 1,001 hours for grades 7 to 12, 455 for half day kindergarten. Only hours that drop a school below the state minimum must be made up, by extending the school year.

The Ohio rules in the agency’s own words, and every Ohio district

Next door

Districts near Adams County/Ohio Valley

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Hillsboro City School DistrictHillsboro	20 in	0.3
Northwest Local School DistrictMc Dermott	7.4 in	0.4
Washington-Nile Local School DistrictWest Portsmouth	3.5 in	0.3
Lynchburg-Clay Local School DistrictLynchburg	20 in	0.3
Portsmouth City School DistrictPortsmouth	3.5 in	0.3
Valley Local School DistrictLucasville	7.4 in	0.4

The schools

7 schools

Every school in Adams County/Ohio Valley follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

West Union High School
North Adams High School, Seaman
Peebles High School, Peebles
Ohio Valley Career & Technical Center

Elementary

West Union Elementary School
North Adams Elementary School, Seaman
Peebles Elementary School, Peebles

Questions

Adams County/Ohio Valley snow day questions

How much snow does West Union get?

What was the biggest snow day near Adams County/Ohio Valley?

Does Adams County/Ohio Valley get more snow days than other Ohio districts?

How does the Adams County/Ohio Valley snow day predictor work?

How does Ohio handle snow days?

More winter

More for Ohio 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.