Snow day guides
Practical pieces for families. New articles are Markdown files; this index, the sitemap, and tagged city pages update from the file.
- Bus cancellations versus school closures in Ontario
November 4, 2026 · Why Ontario often cancels buses and keeps schools open, and how to read the two scores on a storm morning.
- Extreme cold and school closures
November 4, 2026 · How wind chill closes schools on clear days, and where this model is more sensitive to cold.
- How much snow does it take for a snow day in Canada?
November 4, 2026 · Why no centimetre threshold covers the country, and how this site's curve treats Barrie and Vancouver differently.
- How school boards decide snow days
November 4, 2026 · Who actually calls a Canadian snow day, what they weigh before buses roll, and why there is no national rule.
- Ice days and freezing rain
November 4, 2026 · Why a little freezing rain closes more Canadian schools than a deeper, drier snowfall, and how the score counts it.
- Is a snow day predictor accurate?
November 4, 2026 · What a school-closure probability can and cannot tell you, and why this site does not publish a hit rate.
- Snow day rituals
November 4, 2026 · The night-before refresh, the alphabetical wait, and the Quebec pedagogical day that is not a snow day.
- What to do on a snow day
November 4, 2026 · A practical snow-day plan for Canadian families, including the morning when only the bus is cancelled.