Wind Chill in West Virginia

West Virginia sits in the classic mid-latitude winter belt — enough snow to regularly close schools, not enough to build infrastructure for it. Across the 6 West Virginia cities covered by SnowSense™, average annual snowfall is 30 inches. Morgantown receive up to 34 inches in a typical winter; lower-latitude cities like Parkersburg see closer to 23.

School-closure decisions in West Virginia often hinge on precipitation type as much as accumulation. Storms that cross the region frequently transition from snow to sleet to freezing rain and back, and the difference between a four-inch snow event and a one-inch ice-glaze event is invisible until the storm arrives. Districts tend to close preemptively when ice risk is in the forecast.

Pick a city above to see live snow day probability for your specific West Virginia location. SnowSense™ refreshes every 30 minutes with live NWS forecast data, ice-risk modeling, and West Virginia-calibrated closure thresholds.

Schools in West Virginia typically close for cold alone when wind chills drop below dangerous thresholds. The exact threshold varies by district — urban districts with walking students tend to close at warmer wind chills than rural districts where all students ride buses.