Newport News City Public Schools Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Newport News, read from the National Weather Service forecast for Newport News.
Will Newport News close tomorrow?
How Newport News calls a snow day
When the call comes
By 6 a.m.
“The school division strives to have a decision by 6 a.m. so that local television and radio stations can broadcast the information.”Source
How families hear
By the district website, social media, local TV, radio and phone call.
“In the event that the NNPS web site is disabled, emergency messages will be communicated via our social media accounts. Please bookmark facebook.com/nnschools .”School Closings, Cancellations and Delays
Delayed openings
“If school is delayed one hour, parents should make sure children are at the bus stop one hour after their regular time; if school is delayed two hours, then they should be at the stop two hours after the normal time.”
Making up a lost day
Made up at the superintendent's direction, no dates published.
“NOTE: If make-up days are necessary, they will be made up, at the superintendent’s direction.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 24, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day June 8, 2027
Read from Newport News’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is nnschools.org.
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 Newport News
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton City Public SchoolsHampton | 4.2 in | 0.1 |
| Norfolk City Public SchoolsNorfolk | 4.2 in | 0.1 |
| Portsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouth | 4.2 in | 0.1 |
| Gloucester County Public SchoolsGloucester | 6.8 in | 0.1 |
| Suffolk City Public SchoolsSuffolk | 5.3 in | 0.3 |
| Chesapeake City Public SchoolsChesapeake | 5.8 in | 0.2 |
43 schools, the 40 largest here
Every school in Newport News follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Woodside High
- Menchville High
- Warwick High
- Denbigh High
- Heritage High
- Achievable Dream Middle/High
Middle
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle
- Mary Passage Middle
- Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle
- Crittenden Middle
- Homer L. Hines Middle
- B.T. Washington Middle
- Huntington Middle
Elementary
- Joseph H. Saunders Elementary
- Achievable Dream Academy
- Carver Elementary
- Kiln Creek Elementary
- Discovery STEM Academy
- Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary
- Katherine Johnson Elementary
- Hidenwood Elementary
- Richneck Elementary
- Stoney Run Elementary
- Riverside Elementary
- L.F. Palmer Elementary
- Willis A. Jenkins Elementary
- General Stanford Elementary, Ft. Eustis
- Deer Park Elementary
- George J. McIntosh Elementary
- Sedgefield Elementary
- T. Ryland Sanford Elementary
- Knollwood Meadows Elementary
- Newsome Park Elementary
- Richard T. Yates Elementary
- Hilton Elementary
- B.C. Charles Elementary
- David A. Dutrow Elementary
Other schools
- Denbigh Early Childhood Center
- Watkins Early Childhood Center
- John Marshall Early Childhood Center
Newport News 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.