Northwest Academy Snow Day Calculator
Will Northwest Academy close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServicePowered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceWill Northwest Academy close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceNorthwest Academy is a school in Elizabeth, Illinois, part of Northwest Sp Ed Cooperative Schools. 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 Northwest Academy are almost always made at the district level. If Northwest Sp Ed Cooperative Schools closes, this school closes with it — so the district-wide forecast is usually the number that matters (see the Northwest Sp Ed Cooperative Schools 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.
Illinois averages about 38 inches of snow per year. Chicago Public Schools rarely close, but suburban and downstate districts close more frequently for lake-effect and prairie blizzard events.
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 Northwest Sp Ed Cooperative Schools before acting on it.