Montpelier, Vermont, 1,189 students in 4 schools

Montpelier Roxbury Supervisory District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Montpelier get?

About 95.4 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 3.9 miles away, averaged over 9 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 10 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 3.7 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Montpelier Roxbury?

16.5 inches on March 15, 2023, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 3.9 miles away in 9 winters. The snowiest winter was 2018 to 2019, with 118.4 inches.

Q: Does Montpelier Roxbury get more snow days than other Vermont districts?

Montpelier Roxbury averages 3.7 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 60 percent of the 52 Vermont districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Montpelier Roxbury snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Montpelier 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 Montpelier Roxbury’s own big snow morning: 4 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 3.9 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Montpelier Roxbury, measured against Montpelier Roxbury's own big snow morning of 4 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Montpelier Roxbury close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Montpelier Roxbury’s snow record

95.4inches of snow a winter

10school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

3.7with 4 in or more

4 ina big snow morning in Montpelier Roxbury: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 60% of the 52 Vermont districts with a station record.

9.4Nov

16.3Dec

24.6Jan

21.2Feb

19.8Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 16.5 in on March 15, 2023
Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 118.4 in
6 in mornings 1.7 a winter
1 in mornings 16.6 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.9 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 Vermont rule

How Vermont counts a lost day

Vermont requires at least 175 student attendance days a year, with the school board setting the length of the day. A school closed for a cause beyond the board's control may petition the State Board for a waiver, filed within 10 days of each closing and by June 15; if granted the district is treated as having met the requirement.

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

Next door

Districts near Montpelier Roxbury

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Washington Central Supervisory DistrictMontpelier	79.4 in	3.2
Barre Supervisory DistrictBarre	79.4 in	3.2
Central Vermont Supervisory UnionWilliamstown	87.1 in	3.6
Harwood Unified Union Supervisory DistrictWaitsfield	95.4 in	3.7
Lamoille South Supervisory UnionMorrisville	137.7 in	6.9
Lamoille North Supervisory UnionHyde Park	137.7 in	6.9

The schools

4 schools

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

High

Montpelier High School

Middle

Main Street Middle School

Elementary

Union Elementary School
Roxbury Village School, Roxbury

Questions

Montpelier Roxbury snow day questions

How much snow does Montpelier get?

What was the biggest snow day near Montpelier Roxbury?

Does Montpelier Roxbury get more snow days than other Vermont districts?

How does the Montpelier Roxbury snow day predictor work?

How does Vermont handle snow days?

More winter

More for Vermont 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.