Middleton-Cross Plains School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Middleton-Cross Plains, measured against Middleton-Cross Plains's own big snow morning of 4.4 inches.
Will Middleton-Cross Plains close tomorrow?
How Middleton-Cross Plains calls a snow day
When the call comes
The night before when it is known ahead of time that weather will impact school.
“In cases where it is known ahead of time that inclement weather will impact school operations, the District will make the decision to cancel school the night before for the safety of all students and staff members.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, text message, email, radio and local TV.
“In the event of a school closure, we have implemented a system to ensure that all families are promptly notified by 6:15 a.m. Every family and MCPASD staff member will receive an automated phone call, email, and text message.”Snow Days | Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Delayed openings
“Our District has made the decision not to implement late start times, mainly due to the difficulties they present in coordinating with transportation services.”
Remote learning days
Middleton-Cross Plains has remote learning days in its winter plan.
“If a third inclement weather day occurs, high school students would need to participate in asynchronous learning or make up the missed day.”Source
Making up a lost day
High school students would do asynchronous learning or make up the day after a third inclement weather day.
“If a third inclement weather day occurs, high school students would need to participate in asynchronous learning or make up the missed day.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 1, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day June 9, 2027
Recent snow days
- 2025 to 2026. All schools closed Monday, March 16, 2026 for a Winter Storm Warning.
“All MCPASD schools are closed on Monday, March 16, 2026, due to inclement weather.”
District notice
Read from Middleton-Cross Plains’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is mcpasd.k12.wi.us.
Middleton-Cross Plains’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 64% of the 412 Wisconsin districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 13.1 in on November 30, 2025
- Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 84.4 in
- 6 in mornings 0.8 a winter
- 1 in mornings 8.5 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 2.1 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 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
Districts near Middleton-Cross Plains
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Metropolitan School DistrictMadison | 39.5 in | 1.4 |
| Waunakee Community School DistrictWaunakee | 46.4 in | 1.8 |
| Verona Area School DistrictVerona | 40.6 in | 2 |
| Monona Grove School DistrictMonona | 39.5 in | 1.4 |
| McFarland School DistrictMcFarland | 39.5 in | 1.4 |
| Mount Horeb Area School DistrictMount Horeb | 39.5 in | 2.3 |
12 schools
Every school in Middleton-Cross Plains follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Middleton High
- Clark Street Community School
Middle
- Kromrey Middle
- Glacier Creek Middle, Cross Plains
Elementary
- Pope Farm Elementary
- Sauk Trail Elementary
- West Middleton Elementary, Verona
- Elm Lawn Elementary
- Northside Elementary
- Sunset Ridge Elementary
- Park Elementary, Cross Plains
Other schools
- Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4K
Middleton-Cross Plains snow day questions
More for Wisconsin snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.