SnowDayCA is a free tool that helps Canadian families see the chance of a snow day before their school board makes it official. Enter a city or postal code and you get a clear probability for today and tomorrow, built from live weather and how local boards have handled past storms.
Who’s behind SnowDayCA
SnowDayCA was founded by Kamal, who lives in Ontario. Like a lot of people there, he spent too many winter mornings waiting on the 6 a.m. phone call to find out whether school was closed. He built SnowDayCA so families could get that answer earlier, without the last-minute scramble.
He runs the site independently and keeps it free. The focus is simple: give families a useful early read, and stay honest about what a forecast can and cannot tell you.
Why we built it
Official closure announcements often arrive at the last minute, usually early on the morning of a storm. That leaves parents scrambling to arrange childcare, students unsure whether to finish their homework, and everyone guessing. SnowDayCA exists to close that gap with an earlier estimate you can actually plan around.
How it works
The tool reads live temperature, snowfall, wind chill, and precipitation for your location, compares those conditions against days when local schools have closed before, and turns the result into a single score from 0 to 100 percent. You can read a fuller explanation of how the probability is calculated.
What you’ll find here
Alongside the forecast tool, we publish plain-language guides on Canadian winters: how school boards decide closures, how much snow makes driving dangerous, winter safety for kids, and how to make the most of an unexpected day off.
Our promise
We are a planning aid, not an official source. We are not a school board and we do not issue closures. We use real weather data, we tell you plainly when a forecast is uncertain, and we always point you back to your local board for the final word. You can read our full disclaimer to see exactly where the tool’s limits are.
Get in touch
Questions, feedback, or a city you’d like us to add? Visit our contact page and send us a message. We read every message.