Wauwatosa School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: When does Wauwatosa call a snow day?

Wauwatosa announces closings no later than 6 a.m, by its own published protocol.

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

June 11, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

Q: How much snow does Wauwatosa get?

About 42 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 4.7 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 3.8 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 1.9 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Wauwatosa?

12.5 inches on January 13, 2024, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 4.7 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2018 to 2019, with 62.9 inches.

Q: How does the Wauwatosa snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa’s own big snow morning: 4.3 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 4.7 miles away.

The next three school mornings

Will Wauwatosa close tomorrow?

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

The Wauwatosa playbook

How Wauwatosa calls a snow day

When the call comes

No later than 6 a.m.

“In the event a Winter Weather Warning is issued, a decision to close school buildings will be made no later than 6 a.m.”

Source

How families hear

By email, text message, the district website, social media, local TV and radio.

“Parents and staff will receive a notification via email and a text alert if a mobile phone is listed in their emergency contact information.”

School Closing & Emergency Procedure Information | Wauwatosa School District

Making up a lost day

Calendar dates may change after weather closings, with changes posted on the district website.

“Calendar dates may change due to inclement weather. Information will be posted on www.wauwatosa.k12.wi.us”

Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day September 1, 2026
Winter break Dec 23 to Jan 1
Last day June 11, 2027

District calendar

Recent snow days

2025 to 2026. Buildings closed Monday, March 16, 2026 for severe weather.
“Due to severe weather, Wauwatosa School District buildings will be closed on Monday, March 16, 2026 .”
District notice
2025 to 2026. Buildings closed Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 under an Extreme Cold Warning.
“Due to severe weather, Wauwatosa School District buildings will be closed on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 .”
District notice
2024 to 2025. Buildings closed Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 for severe weather (also Jan. 21, 2025 for an Extreme Weather Warning).
“Due to severe weather, Wauwatosa School District buildings will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.”
District notice

Read from Wauwatosa’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is wauwatosa.k12.wi.us.

Ten winters of school mornings

Wauwatosa’s snow record

42inches of snow a winter

3.8school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

1.9with 4 in or more

4.3 ina big snow morning in Wauwatosa: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

4Nov

6.1Dec

12.6Jan

10.4Feb

7Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

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 4.7 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 Wauwatosa

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Elmbrook School DistrictBrookfield	34.3 in	1.2	2
Milwaukee School DistrictMilwaukee	42 in	1.9
West Allis School DistrictWest Allis	42 in	1.9
New Berlin School DistrictNew Berlin	37.8 in	2
Whitnall School DistrictGreenfield	37.8 in	2
Hamilton School DistrictSussex	40.4 in	1.1

The schools

17 schools

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

High

East High
West High

Middle

Longfellow Middle
Whitman Middle

Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary
McKinley Elementary
Eisenhower Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Underwood Elementary
Washington Elementary
Madison Elementary
Jefferson Elementary
Wilson Elementary
Wauwatosa Montessori School
Wauwatosa STEM

Other schools

Vel R Phillips School
Wauwatosa Virtual Academy

Questions

Wauwatosa snow day questions

When does Wauwatosa call a snow day?

How does Wauwatosa announce a snow day?

When is the last day of school for Wauwatosa?

How much snow does Wauwatosa get?

What was the biggest snow day near Wauwatosa?

How does the Wauwatosa 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.