Maurice W Downing Primary School Snow Day Calculator
Will Maurice W Downing Primary School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServicePowered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceWill Maurice W Downing Primary School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceMaurice W Downing Primary School is a elementary school in Malverne, New York, part of Malverne Union Free 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 Maurice W Downing Primary School are almost always made at the district level. If Malverne Union Free School District closes, this school closes with it — so the district-wide forecast is usually the number that matters (see the Malverne Union Free 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.
New York averages about 50 inches of snow per year. Upstate NY (Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester) rarely closes thanks to robust plowing, while NYC schools almost never close. Suburban districts are more closure-prone.
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 Malverne Union Free School District before acting on it.