Iron School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Iron, measured against Iron's own big snow morning of 4.7 inches.
Will Iron close tomorrow?
How Iron calls a snow day
How families hear
By text message, phone call, email, radio, social media and the district website.
“An email will be sent to parents and local radio stations will be notified. Information about an Emergency School Closure Day or Delayed-Start will also be shared through the school district’s FaceBook, Twitter and irondistrict.org.”Emergency Closure or Delay Start
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“Delayed-Start - Every start time for teachers and students (including bus schedules) will be delayed by two (2) hours. This gives time for roads to be cleared and conditions to improve.”Delay schedule
A snow day is a day off
Iron closes rather than going remote.
“Emergency School Closure - There will be NO SCHOOL in the event that an Emergency School Closure is implemented. This means teachers and students will not be responsible to do any school work that day.”Source
Making up a lost day
Made up by cutting a break or holiday by one day.
“An Emergency School Closure day must be MADE UP somewhere in the calendar by reducing a break or holiday by one day and holding school instead.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 12, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day May 26, 2027
The board policy
“The decision to alter the schedule due to weather conditions will be made by the Superintendent.”Board policy
Read from Iron’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is irondistrict.org.
Iron’s snow record
- Biggest day 14.8 in on April 4, 2023
- Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 98.4 in
- 6 in mornings 0.7 a winter
- 1 in mornings 7.3 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station under a mile 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 Utah counts a lost day
Utah requires at least 180 school days of educational services. No fixed count; a district that closes for snow and would fall short of 180 days can ask the State Superintendent for a waiver, granted without Board approval if it built contingency days into its calendar.
The Utah rules in the agency’s own words, and every Utah district
Districts near Iron
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Washington School DistrictSt. George | 1.1 in | 0 |
| Sevier School DistrictRichfield | 11.9 in | 0.6 |
| Millard School DistrictDelta | 12.4 in | 0.6 |
| South Sanpete School DistrictManti | 47.4 in | 2.6 |
| Carbon School DistrictPrice | 15.8 in | 0.7 |
| Nebo School DistrictSpanish Fork | 52.6 in | 3.2 |
18 schools
Every school in Iron follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Cedar City High
- Canyon View High
- Parowan High, Parowan
- Launch High
Middle
- Cedar Middle
- Canyon View Middle
Elementary
- Iron Springs School
- Three Peaks School
- Cedar North School
- Cedar East School
- Cedar South School
- Enoch School, Enoch
- Fiddlers Canyon School
- Parowan School, Parowan
- Escalante Valley School, Beryl
Other schools
- Southwest Educational Academy
- Iron County Preschool
- Three Peaks Pre School
Iron snow day questions
More for Utah snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.