Chesapeake City Public Schools Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Chesapeake, measured against Chesapeake's own big snow morning of 6 inches.
Will Chesapeake close tomorrow?
How Chesapeake calls a snow day
When the call comes
The evening before.
“We try to make a decision the evening before, but unexpected weather may cause a change the following morning.”Source
How families hear
By text message, phone call, email, the district website, social media, local TV, radio and the district app.
“Direct Alerts: Families receive formal notices via our Parent Alert System (PAS) . Social Media: We post updates to our official accounts . Local Media: We notify local TV stations, radio stations, and print news.”Closings and Delays
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“In the event of a two-hour delay, all Chesapeake Schools will begin two hours later than the normal start time”Delay schedule
Remote learning days
Chesapeake has remote learning days in its winter plan, up to 10 a year.
“House Bill 1790 and Senate Bill 1132 allow up to 10 unscheduled remote learning days for severe weather or other emergencies.”Source
Making up a lost day
Missed time may be made up with banked time, select holidays, teacher workdays or a longer school day.
“Time missed may be made up by utilizing select holidays, teacher workday/in-service days, and/or extending the school day.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 8, 2026
- Winter break Dec 23 to Jan 1
- Last day June 17, 2027
Read from Chesapeake’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is cpschools.com.
Chesapeake’s snow record
- Biggest day 10.9 in on February 20, 2025
- Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 16.4 in
- 6 in mornings 0.2 a winter
- 1 in mornings 1 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 7.3 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.
How Virginia counts a lost day
Virginia requires at least 180 teaching days or 990 teaching hours, or state aid is reduced. After 5 closures, only one of every two further days must be made up; the Board of Education can also waive make-up when every reasonable effort is exhausted.
The Virginia rules in the agency’s own words, and every Virginia district
Districts near Chesapeake
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouth | 4.2 in | 0.1 |
| Norfolk City Public SchoolsNorfolk | 4.2 in | 0.1 |
| Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsVirginia Beach | 5.8 in | 0.3 |
| Suffolk City Public SchoolsSuffolk | 5.3 in | 0.3 |
| Hampton City Public SchoolsHampton | 4.2 in | 0.1 |
| Newport News City Public SchoolsNewport News |
48 schools, the 40 largest here
Every school in Chesapeake follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Oscar F. Smith High
- Grassfield High
- Western Branch High
- Indian River High
- Deep Creek High
- Hickory High
- Great Bridge High
Middle
- Hugo A. Owens Middle
- Hickory Middle
- Great Bridge Middle
- Oscar Smith Middle
- Western Branch Middle
- Deep Creek Middle
- Greenbrier Middle
- Indian River Middle
- Jolliff Middle
- Crestwood Middle
Elementary
- Grassfield Elementary
- Cedar Road Elementary
- Deep Creek Central Elementary
- B.M. Williams Primary
- Western Branch Primary
- Southeastern Elementary
- Georgetown Primary
- Western Branch Intermediate
- Deep Creek Elementary
- Edwin W. Chittum Elementary
- Great Bridge Intermediate
- Greenbrier Primary
- Crestwood Intermediate
- Great Bridge Primary
- Hickory Elementary
- Greenbrier Intermediate
- Butts Road Intermediate
- Southwestern Elementary
- Portlock Primary
- Butts Road Primary
- George W. Carver Intermediate
- Camelot Elementary
- Sparrow Road Intermediate
Chesapeake snow day questions
More for Virginia snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.