Syracuse City School District snow day prediction
Live closure and delay odds for Syracuse City School District in Syracuse, NY, based on the latest hourly forecast for the city. Use your own ZIP code for a neighborhood-level forecast.
Winter weather in Syracuse
Syracuse is regularly ranked among the snowiest large cities in the United States, fed by Lake Ontario bands on northwest winds plus coastal storms that track up the East Coast. Districts here plan for snow every winter.
SnowCall uses a high tolerance tier for Syracuse, so it takes a heavy overnight event, a band stalled over the city during the commute, or dangerous cold to push the estimate above even odds.
How we model Syracuse
- Snow tolerance
- Snow country
- Snow at ~50% odds
- 7″
- Ice at ~50% odds
- 0.15″
- Cold line
- -25°F
Default area type: Urban / walkable. These are model settings, not district policy. Read how the prediction works or the Great Lakes Snowbelt guide.
Official information
For confirmed closures and delays, use Syracuse City School District's official website and the district's text or app alerts. SnowCall is independent and not affiliated with the district.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Syracuse City School District closed tomorrow?
SnowCall cannot tell you whether school is closed — only the district can. The estimate above is a forecast-based probability. For official closures and delays, check syracusecityschools.com, the district's alert system, or local news.
How much snow does it take to close Syracuse City School District?
There is no published snowfall number. The model treats Syracuse as a "snow country" area, where about 7" of overnight snow, 0.15" of ice, or a morning wind chill near -25°F makes a closure roughly a coin flip. Timing, temperature and wind can move that a lot.
Where does this forecast come from?
Hourly data from Open-Meteo for Syracuse (43.05, -76.15), four global weather models, and the National Weather Service's gridded snow and ice forecast and alerts.