Prairie Winds Elementary School Snow Day Calculator
Will Prairie Winds Elementary School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServicePowered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceWill Prairie Winds Elementary School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServicePrairie Winds Elementary School is a elementary school in Monument, Colorado, part of Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co. 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 Prairie Winds Elementary School are almost always made at the district level. If Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co closes, this school closes with it — so the district-wide forecast is usually the number that matters (see the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co forecast).
Rural districts run the longest bus routes over the least-treated roads, so they typically close at lower snowfall totals than nearby urban districts — often on forecasts that would leave a city district open.
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 Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co before acting on it.