Snow day calculator Utah: chance of school closings tomorrow
Highest chance tomorrow: 1 % in Salt Lake City. No snow in the 7-day forecast for the largest cities. Enter any Utah ZIP code for your own school.
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| City | Snow day chance | Snow overnight | Ice | Wind chill | Snow next 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | weekend | 0.0″ | – | 46°F | 0.0″ |
| Provo | weekend | 0.0″ | – | 41°F | 0.0″ |
| Ogden | weekend | 0.0″ | – | 42°F | 0.0″ |
| Park City | weekend | 0.0″ | – | 37°F | 0.0″ |
Snow days in Utah
In Utah a few inches overnight is often enough for a delay or a closing, especially in hilly and rural districts; ice storms close schools more often than snow. Districts usually decide by 5:30 AM, sometimes the evening before when a storm is certain.
Utah snow day questions
Will there be a snow day in Utah tomorrow?
Tomorrow is Saturday. The highest chance among Utah's largest cities is 1 % in Salt Lake City (0.0 in of snow forecast overnight).
How much snow closes schools in Utah?
Around 4 inches overnight gives an even chance in most Utah 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.