Hudson School District Snow Day Predictor, WI

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

It can. Hudson has eLearning days in its winter plan, up to 3 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 Hudson?

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

Q: How much snow does Hudson get?

About 50.3 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 5.4 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 5.4 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 2.7 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Hudson?

13 inches on December 11, 2021, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 5.4 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2022 to 2023, with 81.8 inches.

Q: Does Hudson get more snow days than other Wisconsin districts?

Hudson averages 2.7 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 82 percent of the 412 Wisconsin districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Hudson snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Hudson 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 Hudson’s own big snow morning: 5.4 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 5.4 miles away.

The next three school mornings

Will Hudson close tomorrow?

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

The Hudson playbook

How Hudson calls a snow day

eLearning days

Hudson has eLearning days in its winter plan, up to 3 a year.

“5.) Asynchronous E-learning up to 3”

Source

Making up a lost day

Two days not made up, then cancel early dismissals, add minutes, up to 3 e-learning days, then add days at the end of the year.

“INCLEMENT WEATHER CANCELLATION OPTIONS 1.) Two days not to be made up 2.) Cancel available early dismissals 3.) Convert teacher checkout day to 1/2 day of instruction / 1/2 day checkout 4.) Add up to 10 minutes of instructional time”

Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day August 26, 2026
Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
Last day May 27, 2027

District calendar

Read from Hudson’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is hudsonraiders.org.

Ten winters of school mornings

Hudson’s snow record

50.3inches of snow a winter

5.4school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

2.7with 4 in or more

5.4 ina big snow morning in Hudson: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 82% of the 412 Wisconsin districts with a station record.

4.4Nov

11.7Dec

8.8Jan

12.5Feb

7Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 13 in on December 11, 2021
Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 81.8 in
6 in mornings 0.9 a winter
1 in mornings 8.8 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 5.4 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 Wisconsin rule

How Wisconsin counts a lost day

Wisconsin requires hours, not days: 437 for kindergarten, 1,050 for grades 1 to 6 and 1,137 for grades 7 to 12.

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

Next door

Districts near Hudson

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
River Falls School DistrictRiver Falls	50.3 in	2.4
Somerset School DistrictSomerset	36.7 in	1.1
St. Croix Central School DistrictHammond	51.6 in	2.4
New Richmond School DistrictNew Richmond	50.3 in	2.7
Baldwin-Woodville Area School DistrictBaldwin	51.6 in	2.4
Prescott School DistrictPrescott	35.9 in	2.2

The schools

10 schools

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

High

Hudson High
Hudson Virtual Charter School

Middle

Hudson Middle

Elementary

Hudson Prairie Elementary
Rock Elementary
River Crest Elementary
Willow River Elementary
North Hudson Elementary
Houlton Elementary, Houlton

Other schools

Hudson 4K, Houlton

Questions

Hudson snow day questions

Does Hudson switch to remote learning on a snow day?

When is the last day of school for Hudson?

How much snow does Hudson get?

What was the biggest snow day near Hudson?

Does Hudson get more snow days than other Wisconsin districts?

How does the Hudson snow day predictor work?

How does Wisconsin handle snow days?

More winter

More for Wisconsin 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.