Walled Lake Consolidated Schools snow day calculator
Will Walled Lake Consolidated Schools close tomorrow?
District facts
- Official name
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- Schools
- 20
- Grades
- pre-K to grade 12
- Office
- Walled Lake, MI
- Official site
- www.wlcsd.org
- Snow a year
- 62 in. · 5.2 days with 3+ in.
- NCES ID
- 2635160
National Center for Education Statistics (CCD 2024–25, EDGE GRF25); NOAA 1991–2020 normals. Not affiliated with the district.
Past winter days
We record what happened on each storm day (our chance, and whether Walled Lake Consolidated Schools closed, delayed or opened) from parent reports. The first days appear here this winter. Report today's decision.
What it takes to close Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- Snow line
- About 8.5 in. of overnight snow
- Ice line
- About .19 in. of ice
- Cold line
- −29°F wind chill at bus time (normal winter low 16°F)
- County
- Oakland County
Levels where a closure becomes likely in our model for ZIP 48390, from Walled Lake Consolidated Schools's local snow normal: 5.2 days a year with 3 or more inches. Snow varies across the district: its ZIP codes average from 36 to 62 inches a year, so the line is higher in the snowier parts. These are model estimates, not the district's policy.
Nearby districts
| District | Snow a year | Snow line |
|---|---|---|
| West Bloomfield School District | 36 in. | 7 in. |
| Novi Community School District | 36 in. | 7.5 in. |
| Northville Public Schools | 36 in. | 7.5 in. |
| Farmington Public School District, MI | 36 in. | 7.5 in. |
| Waterford School District, MI | 36 in. | 7 in. |
| Bloomfield Hills Schools | 36 in. | 7 in. |
ZIP codes Walled Lake Consolidated Schools serves
48322, 48323, 48324, 48331, 48377, 48382, 48386, 48390, 48393
ZIP codes that overlap the district's boundary (NCES EDGE GRF25). Some are shared with neighboring districts.
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Snow by hour
From the National Weather Service forecast, updated hourly. Estimate only. Your district makes the call.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools snow day questions
Is Walled Lake Consolidated Schools closed tomorrow?
The card above shows tomorrow's chance that Walled Lake Consolidated Schools closes or delays school, from tonight's National Weather Service forecast for the district's area. It is an estimate; only the district can announce a closure, usually on its website, by text or phone alert, and through local TV and radio.
How much snow does it take to close Walled Lake Consolidated Schools?
There is no fixed number: the district weighs snow totals, ice, wind chill, road crews and timing. Our model treats about 8 inches of overnight snow as the level where closures become likely around ZIP 48390, which averages 62 inches of snow a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals).
When does Walled Lake Consolidated Schools announce snow days?
Districts usually decide early in the morning, after crews check the roads, and sometimes the evening before when a big storm is certain. Check the district's official website and alerts for the decision; we don't report official closings.
Guides
- How much snow cancels school?
From one inch in Atlanta to a foot in Buffalo: what it takes in every state, with NOAA data.
- Lake-effect snow and school closings
Why one Great Lakes town gets a foot and the next gets flurries, and how much it takes to close snowbelt schools.
- What time are snow days announced?
When districts decide, how they tell families, and when to check the calculator.
- How school districts decide snow days
Who makes the call, what they check before dawn, and why neighboring districts disagree.