Hamilton, Ohio, 2,717 students in 5 schools

Ross Local School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Hamilton get?

About 20 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 12.8 miles away, averaged over 7 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 2 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 Ross?

7 inches on January 6, 2025, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 12.8 miles away in 7 winters. The snowiest winter was 2025 to 2026, with 33.3 inches.

Q: Does Ross get more snow days than other Ohio districts?

Ross 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 Ross snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Hamilton 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 Ross’s own big snow morning: 3.3 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 12.8 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Ross, measured against Ross's own big snow morning of 3.3 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Ross close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Ross’s snow record

20inches of snow a winter

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

0.7with 4 in or more

3.3 ina big snow morning in Ross: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

1.6school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

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

1.6Nov

4.6Dec

7Jan

6Feb

0.4Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 7 in on January 6, 2025
Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 33.3 in
6 in mornings 0.4 a winter
1 in mornings 4 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 12.8 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.

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 Ross

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Fairfield City School DistrictFairfield	20 in	0.7
Hamilton City School DistrictHamilton	13.6 in	1
Winton Woods City School DistrictCincinnati	20 in	0.7
Mount Healthy City School DistrictCincinnati	20 in	0.7
Northwest Local School DistrictCincinnati	20 in	0.7
North College Hill City School DistrictCincinnati	20 in	0.7

The schools

5 schools

Every school in Ross follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

Ross High School

Middle

Ross Middle School

Elementary

Morgan Elementary School
Ross Intermediate School, Hamtilton
Elda Elementary School

Questions

Ross snow day questions

How much snow does Hamilton get?

What was the biggest snow day near Ross?

Does Ross get more snow days than other Ohio districts?

How does the Ross snow day predictor work?

How does Ohio handle snow days?

More winter

More for Ohio snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.Ohio winter forecastThe season ahead for Ohio: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

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.