Amherst, Wisconsin, 1,200 students in 5 schools

Tomorrow River School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Amherst get?

About 61.6 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 11.9 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 6.2 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 2.8 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Tomorrow River?

11.2 inches on March 16, 2026, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 11.9 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2018 to 2019, with 90.4 inches.

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

Tomorrow River averages 2.8 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 83 percent of the 412 Wisconsin districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Tomorrow River snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Amherst 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 Tomorrow River’s own big snow morning: 4.6 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 11.9 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Tomorrow River, measured against Tomorrow River's own big snow morning of 4.6 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Tomorrow River close tomorrow?

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

Ten winters of school mornings

Tomorrow River’s snow record

61.6inches of snow a winter

6.2school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

2.8with 4 in or more

4.6 ina big snow morning in Tomorrow River: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

15.6school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 83% of the 412 Wisconsin districts with a station record.

4.5Nov

13Dec

10.9Jan

14Feb

11.2Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 11.2 in on March 16, 2026
Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 90.4 in
6 in mornings 1.1 a winter
1 in mornings 10.3 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 11.9 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 Tomorrow River

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Waupaca School DistrictWaupaca	52.6 in	2.8
Stevens Point Area School DistrictStevens Point	51.8 in	1.9
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School DistrictWittenberg	49 in	3.1
Wautoma Area School DistrictWautoma	43.5 in	1.8
Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWisconsin Rapids	47.6 in	2.3
New London School DistrictNew London	51.9 in	2

The schools

5 schools

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

High

Amherst High

Middle

Amherst Middle

Elementary

Amherst Elementary
Tomorrow River Community Charter, Amherst Junction
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS), Amherst Junction

Questions

Tomorrow River snow day questions

How much snow does Amherst get?

What was the biggest snow day near Tomorrow River?

Does Tomorrow River get more snow days than other Wisconsin districts?

How does the Tomorrow River snow day predictor work?

How does Wisconsin handle snow days?

More winter

More for Wisconsin 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.Wisconsin winter forecastThe season ahead for Wisconsin: 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.