Montezuma-Cortez High School Snow Day Calculator
Will Montezuma-Cortez High School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServicePowered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceWill Montezuma-Cortez High School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceMontezuma-Cortez High School is a high school in Cortez, Colorado, part of Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1. The forecast above uses the school's own coordinates, so it reflects conditions at this campus rather than an average across the wider area.
Closure decisions for Montezuma-Cortez High School are almost always made at the district level. If Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 closes, this school closes with it — so the district-wide forecast is usually the number that matters (see the Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 forecast).
Town districts sit between urban and rural conditions: main routes are usually cleared early, but outlying pickups can stay hazardous well past sunrise.
High schools start earliest, so they feel a storm before the rest of the district does — the first buses often roll while roads are still being treated. That earlier start time is one reason a district watching a morning storm may call the day off entirely rather than run a delay.
Colorado averages about 57 inches of snow per year. Front Range districts close most often during spring upslope storms that can dump 1-2 feet overnight.
We score the live forecast at this location against the factors that drive closure calls: snowfall total and intensity, when the heaviest accumulation lands relative to the morning commute, ice and freezing rain, wind chill, and how confident the forecast models are. You get a probability for a full closure, a two-hour delay, and an early dismissal.
This is an independent forecast, not an official announcement. Confirm any closure with Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 before acting on it.