Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, 2,156 students in 7 schools

Morgan County School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: Does Morgan switch to remote learning on a snow day?

It can. Morgan has Non Traditional Instruction days in its winter plan, up to 5 a year. When a closing gets likely, the morning here reads "Snow day or remote day".

Q: When is the last day of school for Morgan?

May 27, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

Q: How much snow does Berkeley Springs get?

About 14.6 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 9.3 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 1.9 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 1.4 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Morgan?

8.5 inches on January 17, 2022, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 9.3 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2020 to 2021, with 29.7 inches.

Q: Does Morgan get more snow days than other West Virginia districts?

Morgan averages 1.4 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 89 percent of the 53 West Virginia districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Morgan snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Berkeley Springs 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 Morgan’s own big snow morning: 7.1 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 9.3 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Morgan, measured against Morgan's own big snow morning of 7.1 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Morgan close tomorrow?

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

The Morgan playbook

How Morgan calls a snow day

NTI days

Morgan has Non Traditional Instruction days in its winter plan, up to 5 a year.

“Days 6-10 will be NTID (Non-Traditional Instruction Day) - Remote Learning Days.”

Source

Making up a lost day

Feb 15, 2027 is an OS day and possible make-up day.

“Feb 15 OS Day (possible make-up day)”

Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day August 18, 2026
Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
Last day May 27, 2027

District calendar

Read from Morgan’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is morganschools.net.

Ten winters of school mornings

Morgan’s snow record

14.6inches of snow a winter

1.9school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

1.4with 4 in or more

7.1 ina big snow morning in Morgan: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0.6school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 89% of the 53 West Virginia districts with a station record.

0Nov

0.7Dec

5.9Jan

4.4Feb

3.1Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 8.5 in on January 17, 2022
Snowiest winter 2020 to 2021, 29.7 in
6 in mornings 0.8 a winter
1 in mornings 2.3 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 9.3 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.

The West Virginia rule

How West Virginia counts a lost day

West Virginia requires at least 900 instructional hours a year, with each county setting the length of its days. The State Superintendent may lower the minimum in a county under a federal disaster declaration or a Governor's emergency declaration tied to the lost hours.

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

Next door

Districts near Morgan

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Berkeley County School DistrictMartinsburg	12.2 in	0.6
Jefferson County School DistrictCharles Town	13.1 in	0.8	5
Hampshire County School DistrictRomney	24.7 in	1.3
Mineral County School DistrictKeyser	24.7 in	1.3
Hardy County School DistrictMoorefield	24.7 in	1.3
Preston County School DistrictKingwood	68.6 in	4.9

The schools

7 schools

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

High

Berkeley Springs High School
Paw Paw High School, Paw Paw

Middle

Warm Springs Middle School

Elementary

Widmyer Elementary
Warm Springs Intermediate School
Pleasant View Elementary School, Hedgesville
Paw Paw Elementary School, Paw Paw

Questions

Morgan snow day questions

Does Morgan switch to remote learning on a snow day?

When is the last day of school for Morgan?

How much snow does Berkeley Springs get?

What was the biggest snow day near Morgan?

Does Morgan get more snow days than other West Virginia districts?

How does the Morgan snow day predictor work?

How does West Virginia handle snow days?

More winter

More for West Virginia snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.West Virginia winter forecastThe season ahead for West Virginia: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

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.