First Step - Kingsland Snow Day Calculator
Will First Step - Kingsland close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServicePowered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceWill First Step - Kingsland close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceFirst Step - Kingsland is a school in Spring Valley, Minnesota, part of Southern MN Education Consortium 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 First Step - Kingsland are almost always made at the district level. If Southern MN Education Consortium Schools closes, this school closes with it — so the district-wide forecast is usually the number that matters (see the Southern MN Education Consortium 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.
Minnesota averages about 54 inches of snow per year. Minnesota schools are built for winter but close for blizzard warnings and extreme wind chill events below -35°F.
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 Southern MN Education Consortium Schools before acting on it.