West Warwick, Rhode Island, 3,562 students in 6 schools

West Warwick School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How many snow days does West Warwick have built in?

4 for the 2026 to 2027 school year, listed on the calendar as “make-up days (in the event of closure due to inclement weather)”.

Q: When is the last day of school for West Warwick?

June 14, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

Q: How much snow does West Warwick get?

About 34.3 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 3.5 miles away, averaged over 7 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 3.3 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 1.7 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near West Warwick?

13 inches on January 5, 2018, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 3.5 miles away in 7 winters. The snowiest winter was 2017 to 2018, with 57.8 inches.

Q: Does West Warwick get more snow days than other Rhode Island districts?

West Warwick averages 1.7 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 56 percent of the 36 Rhode Island districts with a station record.

Q: How does the West Warwick snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for West Warwick 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 West Warwick’s own big snow morning: 7.8 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 3.5 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in West Warwick, measured against West Warwick's own big snow morning of 7.8 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will West Warwick close tomorrow?

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

The West Warwick playbook

How West Warwick calls a snow day

4 built in snow days

On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “make-up days (in the event of closure due to inclement weather)”.

“June 15-18, 2027 - Make-up Days (in the event of closure due to inclement weather)”

Source

Making up a lost day

Added after the June 14 last day, on make-up days June 15 to 18.

Make up dates: Jun 15, Jun 16, Jun 17, Jun 18.

“June 15-18, 2027 - Make-up Days (in the event of closure due to inclement weather)”

Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day August 25, 2026
Winter break Dec 23 to Jan 1
February break Feb 15 to Feb 19
Last day June 14, 2027

District calendar

Read from West Warwick’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is westwarwickpublicschools.com.

Ten winters of school mornings

West Warwick’s snow record

34.3inches of snow a winter

3.3school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

1.7with 4 in or more

7.8 ina big snow morning in West Warwick: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

1.9school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 56% of the 36 Rhode Island districts with a station record.

1Nov

5.5Dec

9.8Jan

9.5Feb

7.2Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 13 in on January 5, 2018
Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 57.8 in
6 in mornings 1.3 a winter
1 in mornings 6 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.5 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 Rhode Island rule

How Rhode Island counts a lost day

Rhode Island requires 180 days, or the equivalent of at least 1,080 school hours under a commissioner approved calendar.

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

Next door

Districts near West Warwick

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Coventry School DistrictCoventry	33.6 in	2
Cranston School DistrictCranston	32.8 in	1.1
Warwick School DistrictWarwick	32.8 in	1.1	4
Johnston School DistrictJohnston	45.3 in	2.3
North Kingstown School DistrictNorth Kingstown	21.7 in	1.4
Providence School DistrictProvidence	32.8 in	1.1

The schools

6 schools

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

High

West Warwick High School

Middle

John F. Deering Middle

Elementary

John F. Horgan School
Greenbush Elementary School
Wakefield Hills El. School

Other schools

Maisie E. Quinn School

Questions

West Warwick snow day questions

How many snow days does West Warwick have built in?

When is the last day of school for West Warwick?

How much snow does West Warwick get?

What was the biggest snow day near West Warwick?

Does West Warwick get more snow days than other Rhode Island districts?

How does the West Warwick snow day predictor work?

How does Rhode Island handle snow days?

More winter

More for Rhode Island 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.