Bates Elementary School Snow Day Calculator
Will Bates Elementary School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServicePowered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceWill Bates Elementary School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceBates Elementary School is a elementary school in Woodhaven, Michigan, part of Woodhaven-Brownstown School District. 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 Bates Elementary School are almost always made at the district level. If Woodhaven-Brownstown School District closes, this school closes with it — so the district-wide forecast is usually the number that matters (see the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District forecast).
Suburban districts depend heavily on bus fleets covering a wide area of residential streets, which are plowed after main roads. Side-street conditions at 5 AM often decide the call.
Michigan averages about 51 inches of snow per year. Lake-effect snow from Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior creates highly localized closure events — one district may close while a neighboring one stays open.
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 Woodhaven-Brownstown School District before acting on it.