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The question on every student (and teacher) mind in Greater Akron is: Will we get a snow day?
The National Weather Service is predicting anywhere from 3 to 7 inches of snowfall on Tuesday, December 2. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for all of Greater Akron from midnight to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with “heavy” snowfall possible.
So what are the chances of a snowy day?
Check out this handy online snow day predictor to find out. And make sure you wear your pajamas inside out and flush an ice cube down the toilet for good measure. It can’t hurt, right?
Check out the Snow Day Calculator for Akron-area schools
While many kids dream of a snowy day, one middle school student decided to take a more scientific approach to calculating the odds.
David Sukhin started Snow Day Calculator as a side project when he was in middle school. At the time, according to his website, he entered his weather information for his school district and then used a formula he created to get a forecast.
Now, the calculator automatically pulls weather information from Weather.gov for any ZIP code in the United States or Canada. Each year, more than 5 million users visit the site.
You can check out the snow day calculator here.
Will it be a snow day tomorrow in Akron Public Schools? What does the snow day calculator show for Tuesday
If you’re hoping for a snowy day, we have good news for you. As of noon on Monday, December 1, the calculator was predicting a 92% chance of a snow day on Tuesday in Akron.
Snow Day Forecast for Greater Akron
Courtesy of the Snow Day Calculator, here are the chances for a snow day on Tuesday for other Summit County school districts:
- Barberton: 98%
- Copley-Fairlawn: 97%
- Coventry: 73%
- Cuyahoga Falls: 97%
- Hudson: 99%
- Green: 73%
- Manchester: 73%
- Mogador: 97%
- Nordonia Hills: 82%
- Norton: 98%
- Revered: 81%
- Springfield: 97%
- Stow-Munroe Falls: 99%
- Talmadge: 97%
- Twinsburg: 99%
- Woodridge: 99%
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