Hiawatha Elementary School Snow Day Calculator
Will Hiawatha Elementary School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServicePowered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceWill Hiawatha Elementary School close tomorrow? Check the odds.
Powered by NOAA / National Weather ServiceHiawatha Elementary School is a elementary school in Essex Junction, Vermont, part of Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 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 Hiawatha Elementary School are almost always made at the district level. If Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 Schools closes, this school closes with it — so the district-wide forecast is usually the number that matters (see the Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 Schools 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.
Vermont averages about 80 inches of snow per year. Vermont schools are among the most snow-resilient in the country. Closures typically only happen during major nor'easters or ice storms.
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 Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 Schools before acting on it.