A major winter storm is underway across Atlantic Canada with blizzard-level winds and heavy snowfall. Most sites report 18–35 cm of snow and gusts 60–95 km/h, producing dangerous travel conditions and likely bus delays or cancellations. With widespread blowing snow and drifting, prepare for slick roads and potential school delays or closures in many districts, especially along coastal Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and parts of Newfoundland and Labrador. Families should plan for a delayed start or remote learning if offered, and kids should be dressed for extreme wind and cold during the morning commute.
Stop relying on outdated “magic number” calculators. Snow Day Predictor is the 2026 standard for school closing probabilities, built on the same ultra-high-resolution weather engine that powers the world’s most popular smartphones.
While other sites give you a generic percentage based on total snowfall, we analyze hour-by-hour atmospheric changes to tell you exactly when the roads will become impassable.
Most snow day calculators use global models that only update every 6 to 12 hours. In a fast-moving winter storm, that data is obsolete before you even wake up. Our system leverages ultra-precision hourly data to track the “Morning Crunch”—the critical window between 4:00 AM and 7:00 AM that determines whether a superintendent calls for a closure or a delay.