Snow day predictor for Saskatoon
Saskatoon forecast point: 78 cm of snow a year and a January mean of -12.4°C in ERA5, 2014–2023.
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Updated Nov 4, 2026, 9:18 p.m.. Matched Saskatoon. Typical snow tolerance (snow points × 1). High cold sensitivity.
The morning decision window has passed in this time zone. Tomorrow is the score to watch.
School is probably on
Pack your bag. This forecast does not suggest a closure.
Buses: 0% chance of a cancellation or delay. Higher confidence.
Biggest factor: nothing strong in the overnight window.
What should I do? Pack the school bag. Still check your board in the morning in case the buses are cancelled.
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Weather data: Open-Meteo. Postal codes use GeoNames forward-sortation centroids (CC BY 4.0); an unknown area falls back to OpenStreetMap Nominatim. This is an estimate, not a school-board announcement. Estimate only. Check your board.
Will school be closed tomorrow?
Votes on this Saskatoon page. One vote per device today. This is not a board decision.
- 0 · 0%No chance
- 0 · 0%Maybe
- 0 · 0%For sure
0 votes today.
Saskatoon is a prairie shoulder-season snow record, not a coastal one. November leads at 17.3 cm. The year is 78 cm and January averages -12.4°C. Spring and late-autumn snow matter here more than a single February peak. Edmonton averages 87.6 cm and -9.8°C in January.
November through March accounts for 57.8 cm of the 78 cm annual average at this point. Our model preload for this page is typical snow tolerance and high cold sensitivity. That setting is editorial. It is not a threshold published by a school board. The live score uses the hourly forecast, not the ten-year average. There is no centimetre rule on this page for closing schools in Saskatoon.
Snowfall at this forecast point
Open-Meteo ERA5, 2014–2023, at 52.13°N, 106.67°W. Annual snowfall averages 78 cm. January mean temperature is -12.4°C. The largest month is November at 17.3 cm. This is a reanalysis at our point, not an Environment and Climate Change Canada station normal, and it is not a closure rule. Source: Open-Meteo.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.3 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 17.3 | 7.9 |
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How much snow does the Saskatoon forecast point record?
Open-Meteo’s ERA5 archive for 1 January 2014 through 31 December 2023 averages 78 cm of snow a year at 52.13°N, 106.67°W. The largest month in that average is November at 17.3 cm. This is a reanalysis at our forecast point, not an Environment and Climate Change Canada station normal, and it is not a closure threshold.
How cold is January at the Saskatoon forecast point?
The same ERA5 run puts the January mean temperature at -12.4°C. Our model preload for this page is typical snow tolerance and high cold sensitivity. That setting is editorial. It is not a threshold published by a school board. Cold on a dry morning is a different factor from snow, and the hourly forecast, not this average, is what the live score uses.
How does Saskatoon compare with a nearby forecast point?
Edmonton, the nearest other point we publish, averages 87.6 cm a year and -9.8°C in January under the same ERA5 run.
Who decides whether schools close in Saskatoon?
This site does not have a school-board page that we have checked for Saskatoon. Closures are a local decision. Use the school’s own site. The percentage on this page is a weather estimate only.