Wythe County Public Schools Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Wythe, measured against Wythe's own big snow morning of 2.3 inches.
Will Wythe close tomorrow?
Wythe’s snow record
- Biggest day 13.9 in on March 25, 2018
- Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 27.9 in
- 6 in mornings 0.1 a winter
- 1 in mornings 2.4 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 2.3 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 Wythe
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County Public SchoolsPulaski | 10.9 in | 0.2 |
| Carroll County Public SchoolsHillsville | 10.9 in | 0.4 |
| Smyth County Public SchoolsMarion | 8.2 in | 0.3 |
| Tazewell County Public SchoolsTazewell | 27.1 in | 1 |
| Radford City Public SchoolsRadford | 5.9 in | 0.2 |
| Giles County Public SchoolsPearisburg | 11 in | 0.1 |
13 schools
Every school in Wythe follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- George Wythe High
- Fort Chiswell High, Max Meadows
- Rural Retreat High, Rural Retreat
Middle
- Fort Chiswell Middle, Max Meadows
- Scott Memorial Middle
- Rural Retreat Middle, Rural Retreat
Elementary
- Spiller Elementary
- Rural Retreat Elementary, Rural Retreat
- Sheffey Elementary
- Jackson Memorial Elementary, Austinville
- Max Meadows Elementary, Max Meadows
- Speedwell Elementary, Speedwell
Other schools
- Wythe County Tech Center
Wythe 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.