Snow day calculator Texas: chance of school closings tomorrow
Highest chance tomorrow: 1 % in Dallas. No snow in the 7-day forecast for the largest cities. Enter any Texas ZIP code for your own school.
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| City | Snow day chance | Snow overnight | Ice | Wind chill | Snow next 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | weekend | 0.0″ | – | 46°F | 0.0″ |
| Austin | weekend | 0.0″ | – | 46°F | 0.0″ |
| Amarillo | weekend | 0.0″ | – | 30°F | 0.0″ |
| Lubbock | weekend | 0.0″ | – | 32°F | 0.0″ |
| Houston | weekend | 0.0″ | – | – | 0.0″ |
Snow days in Texas
In Texas snow is rare enough that an inch or two – or a glaze of freezing rain – closes many schools: there are few plows, and roads, bridges and overpasses ice over quickly. Districts often decide the evening before.
Texas snow day questions
Will there be a snow day in Texas tomorrow?
Tomorrow is Saturday. The highest chance among Texas's largest cities is 1 % in Dallas (0.0 in of snow forecast overnight).
How much snow closes schools in Texas?
Around 1.5 inches overnight gives an even chance in most Texas districts; any ice on the roads makes a closing likely. Mountain and rural districts with long bus routes close earlier than city districts.
How accurate is it?
As accurate as the forecast and as predictable as your district. Snow forecasts the evening before are usually within an inch or two; ice and the timing of a storm are harder. Districts also weigh things the forecast cannot see – bus routes on hills, whether plows can finish by 6 AM, how many days they have already used. Treat 50 % as a coin toss and check again at night and early in the morning.
What makes schools close besides snow?
Ice is the most common reason in the South and the Mid-Atlantic: a tenth of an inch of freezing rain makes roads more dangerous than several inches of snow. In the northern plains and the Upper Midwest, dangerous wind chills (often −25 to −35 °F) close schools even without snow, because children wait for buses outside.
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Forecast: National Weather Service gridded forecast (api.weather.gov) – snowfall, ice accumulation, temperature and wind chill. ZIP codes: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). The chance is 77.today's estimate from the forecast and local snow tolerance; only your school district decides. Not affiliated with any school or district.