Milwaukee School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Milwaukee, measured against Milwaukee's own big snow morning of 4.3 inches.
Will Milwaukee close tomorrow?
How Milwaukee calls a snow day
When the call comes
No later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of the closure.
“The decision to close schools will be made no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of the closure.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, the district website, local TV, radio, social media and text message.
“A message will be sent via phone to families and staff.”Weather Closures
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“Two-hour delay (all schools open two hours later than their regular start time)”
Making up a lost day
Made up under Wisconsin Administrative Code 8.01(2)(f); June 21 and 22 held as emergency makeup days.
“When schools are closed for weather, the school days must be made up according to Wisconsin Administrative Code 8.01(2)(f).”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 1, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 22
- Last day June 15, 2027
The board policy
“The decision to close schools because of extreme weather conditions shall reside with the Superintendent or his/her designee.”Board policy
Read from Milwaukee’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is milwaukeepublicschools.org.
Milwaukee’s snow record
- Biggest day 12.5 in on January 13, 2024
- Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 62.9 in
- 6 in mornings 1.1 a winter
- 1 in mornings 6.3 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 4.1 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 Milwaukee
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| West Allis School DistrictWest Allis | 42 in | 1.9 |
| Wauwatosa School DistrictWauwatosa | 42 in | 1.9 |
| Shorewood School DistrictShorewood | 33 in | 1.4 |
| Greenfield School DistrictGreenfield | 37.8 in | 2 |
| Nicolet Union High School DistrictGlendale | 33 in | 1.4 |
| Whitnall School DistrictGreenfield | 37.8 in | 2 |
156 schools, the 40 largest here
Every school in Milwaukee follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Hamilton High
- Reagan College Preparatory High
- King International
- Riverside High
- Bradley Technology High
- Milwaukee High School of the Arts
- Bay View High
- Milwaukee School of Languages
- Pulaski High
- South Division High
- Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science
- Marshall High
- Carmen Hi Southeast Campus
- James Madison Academic Campus
- Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus
Middle
- Wedgewood Park School
Elementary
- Milwaukee Parkside School
- Fernwood Montessori
- Longfellow Elementary
- Congress Elementary
- Vieau Elementary
- Milwaukee Spanish Immersion
- Gaenslen Elementary
- Hayes Bilingual School
- Fairview Elementary
- ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes
- Mitchell Elementary
- Humboldt Park Elementary
- U S Grant School
- Morgandale Elementary
- La Causa Charter School
- Rogers Street Academy
- Greenfield Bilingual
- Grantosa Drive Elementary
- Doerfler Elementary
- Milwaukee German Immersion
Other schools
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12
- Obama School of Career and Technical Education
- Golda Meir School
- MacDowell Montessori School K3-12
Milwaukee 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.