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Upper Arlington, Ohio, 6,658 students in 10 schools

Upper Arlington City School District Snow Day Predictor

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Upper Arlington, measured against Upper Arlington's own big snow morning of 2.4 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Upper Arlington close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Upper Arlington.
The Upper Arlington playbook

How Upper Arlington calls a snow day

When the call comes

As early as possible in the morning, sometimes the night before.

“We try to make our decision of whether or not to hold classes as early as possible in the morning, or even the night before, to give our students and families time to make alternate plans for the day.”
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How families hear

By phone call, email, the district website, social media, local TV and radio.

“In addition, we will post notifications on our website and on our district social media channels ( Facebook and Instagram ). We will also alert the local TV stations and radio stations.”
Cancellations and Delays - Upper Arlington Schools

A 2 hour delay

On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.

“Although a two-hour delayed start is a possibility, in our district we use it as sparingly as possible. The same is true for early closings because of inclement weather.”

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

  • First day August 12, 2026
  • Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
  • Last day May 27, 2027
District calendar

Read from Upper Arlington’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is uaschools.org.

Ten winters of school mornings

Upper Arlington’s snow record

19.6inches of snow a winter
1.9school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more
0.6with 4 in or more
2.4 ina big snow morning in Upper Arlington: the top tenth of snowy school mornings
1.5school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder
0.6Nov
4.3Dec
7Jan
5.7Feb
1.5Mar
Average snowfall by month, inches
  • Biggest day 11.4 in on January 25, 2026
  • Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 31.8 in
  • 6 in mornings 0 a winter
  • 1 in mornings 3.6 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 1.6 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.

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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 Upper Arlington

DistrictSnow a winter4 in mornings
Grandview Heights City School DistrictColumbus19.6 in0.6
Hilliard City School DistrictColumbus19.6 in0.6
Columbus City School DistrictColumbus19.6 in0.6
Worthington City School DistrictWorthington12.6 in0.1
Dublin City School DistrictDublin22 in1
Bexley City School DistrictBexley19.5 in0.5
The schools

10 schools

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

High

  • Upper Arlington High School
  • Upper Arlington Online Academy

Middle

  • Jones Middle School
  • Hastings Middle School

Elementary

  • Barrington Road Elementary School
  • Tremont Elementary School
  • Windermere Elementary School
  • Wickliffe Elementary School
  • Greensview Elementary School

Other schools

  • Burbank Early Childhood School, Upper
Questions

Upper Arlington snow day questions

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