Snow Day (Bus Cancellation) Outlook for Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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CANCELLATIONS FROM MONDAY’S SNOWSTORM FOR WEDNESDAY (as of 8:30 PM)

  • Kawartha Pine Ridge Public & Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic - KPRDSB and PVNCCDSB have made the decision that: All schools in Clarington will be CLOSED to students & staff tomorrow, Jan 19, and will pivot to remote learning. As such, all transportation to Clarington schools will be cancelled.

Note: This forecast is only for cancellations related to the system coming through tonight into tomorrow. Most school boards that were closed on Tuesday due to the snowstorm cleanup have already confirmed that schools will reopen on Wednesday. It’s unlikely we will see closures on Wednesday related to Monday’s snowstorm outside of what has been announced tonight.

An Alberta Clipper is expected to bring up to 12-20cm of snow for parts of Central and Northeastern Ontario beginning tonight and lasting into Wednesday. This will likely result in some bus cancellations in the hardest-hit regions on Wednesday. The highest probability for a ‘snow day’ is through the North Bay and Parry Sound region where we have a 75% chance of a snow day. This is mostly because that school board, in particular, has a track record of cancelling buses whenever there’s a weather advisory or more in effect from Environment Canada. The weather advisory calling for up to 10-20cm in that area should be sufficient to see bus cancellations there.

Throughout the rural regions of Central Ontario including Muskoka, Bancroft and Renfrew we have a 50% chance as it’s a little more uncertain if conditions will reach the level to result in school bus cancellations. The Ottawa region has a 25% chance as they will still see 6-12cm of snow, but that school board tends to be less sensitive to snow and generally only cancels for 15+cm of snow. It’s not out of the question though especially with the cleanup from the last snowstorm still ongoing. The rest of Southern Ontario has a 10% or lower chance of a snow day as this system will be focused on Central and Eastern Ontario.

If there are any cancellations tomorrow morning, you can be sure we’ll be up bright and early beginning at 6 AM with our bus cancellations live blog to keep you updated.

Disclaimer: Instant Weather has zero authority when it comes to bus and school closures. It is completely up to the school boards, bus companies, and local authorities as well as being up to parents to decide what is best for their children. This is simply our best guess based on our forecast. Also note that due to the current pandemic, some school boards have changed their policies on school bus cancellations. Some will continue the school day in a virtual format should there be school bus cancellations - check with your local board for more details.