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    WHO WE ARE

    Built by Canadians who obsess over winter weather.

    SnowDay Predictor turns raw weather data into a clear answer to the question every Canadian household asks the night before a storm: will tomorrow be a snow day? We’ve spent years refining a model built specifically for how winter behaves across Canada — from the Rockies to the Maritimes.

    2.4M+ Predictions delivered
    310+ Cities & towns covered
    94% Forecast accuracy rate
    2019 Founded in Toronto, ON
    OUR STORY

    It started with one cancelled snow day — and a bad forecast.

    In the winter of 2019, a mistimed storm caught an entire school district off guard. Buses were already on the road when the roads turned to ice. Our founders, a small team of meteorologists and software engineers based in Toronto, set out to build something better: a model that understood Canadian winters specifically, not a generic global forecast stretched to fit.

    Today, SnowDay Predictor combines real-time data from Environment Canada, regional weather stations, and road condition reports to give families, schools, and commuters a forecast they can actually plan around — updated hourly, covering every province and territory.

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    Founded 2019 Started as a side project for one school board in Ontario.
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    Now Canada-wide Coverage across all 10 provinces and 3 territories.
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    Built on real data Sourced from Environment Canada and regional weather stations.
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    Independent team Meteorologists and engineers, not a repackaged global API.
    2.4M+ Predictions Delivered
    310+ Cities Covered
    94% Accuracy Rate
    180K+ Families Rely On Us
    OUR PURPOSE

    Why we do this

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    Our Mission

    To give every Canadian family, school, and commuter the clearest possible answer to “will there be a snow day?” — backed by real data, not guesswork, and delivered before it matters, not after.

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    Our Vision

    A Canada where no one is caught off guard by winter weather — where every school board, parent, and driver has the same accurate, hyper-local forecast, updated in real time, wherever they live.

    HOW IT WORKS

    From raw weather data to a clear prediction

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    We gather live data

    Environment Canada feeds, regional stations, and road condition reports, refreshed hourly.

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    Our model scores the risk

    Snowfall, temperature, wind, and precipitation are weighted using a model tuned for Canadian winters.

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    You get a plain-language forecast

    A single score and a clear label — no meteorology degree required to understand it.

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    We refine it every season

    Every storm is reviewed against what actually happened, so the model keeps improving.

    WHAT WE STAND FOR

    The principles behind every forecast

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    Accuracy First

    We’d rather say “we’re not sure” than give false confidence in a forecast.

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    No Guesswork

    Every prediction is traceable back to real, current weather data — never assumptions.

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    Speed Matters

    Forecasts update hourly, because a plan made too late isn’t a plan at all.

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    Built for Canada

    Not a global model stretched to fit — designed around how Canadian winters actually behave.

    THE TEAM

    The people behind the forecast

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    Jordan Mackenzie Co-Founder & Chief Meteorologist

    15 years forecasting for Environment Canada before co-founding SnowDay Predictor.

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    Amara Lefebvre Co-Founder & Head of Engineering

    Builds the systems that turn raw weather feeds into real-time predictions.

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    Ravi Sharma Data Science Lead

    Refines the scoring model after every storm season using real outcome data.

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    Chloe Tremblay Community & Partnerships

    Works directly with school boards across Canada to keep coverage accurate.

    JOIN 180,000+ CANADIAN FAMILIES

    Never get caught off guard by winter again.

    Check your forecast now, or turn on alerts so you’re the first to know when a snow day is likely in your area.