Lévis · Quebec · 2026 season
Snow Day Predictor LévisWill school be cancelled tomorrow in Lévis?
Live overnight forecast for the City of Lévis, including Saint-Romuald, Charny, Saint-Nicolas, Pintendre, and the Desjardins and Chutes-de-la-Chaudière sectors. The predictor tunes to CSS des Navigateurs closure patterns and reports bus cancellation probability for the Chaudière-Appalaches network separately.
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What makes Lévis unique
Lévis sits directly across the St. Lawrence from Quebec City and serves as a major South Shore commuter community. CSS des Navigateurs makes closure decisions for Lévis independently of Quebec City CSS, even though the cities are linked by ferry and bridge.
Chaudière-Appalaches forecast
Lévis snow day forecast, what to expect this winter
Lévis sits on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River directly opposite Quebec City, anchoring the western edge of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. The geography is decisive for school weather decisions. Lévis sees the same St. Lawrence storm track as Quebec City, but its elevation rises southward into the Appalachian foothills, and the Chaudière River valley runs through the city from south to north before emptying into the St. Lawrence. Average annual snowfall around 300 cm puts Lévis in the same heavy-snow tier as Quebec City, with frequent freezing-rain events from the St. Lawrence corridor where warm Atlantic air overruns cold continental surface air.
Public school operations on the South Shore are run by the Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs, the primary French-language CSS for Lévis and the western Chaudière-Appalaches. CSS des Navigateurs makes closure and bus-cancellation decisions independently of Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs and Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale on the north shore in Quebec City, even though the two cities are linked by the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, the Quebec Bridge, and the Quebec City to Lévis ferry. It is common for one shore to close while the other operates on a normal schedule, particularly during freezing-rain events that affect the river corridor unevenly.
Lévis families should check both the school-closure probability and the bus-cancellation probability in the result, since CSS des Navigateurs contracts its own bus operators for the Chaudière-Appalaches and may cancel transport without closing the buildings, particularly on freezing-rain mornings. The Côte-du-Sud CSS east of Lévis and the English-language Central Quebec School Board make separate calls on the same forecast.
School boards
Lévis school boards we model
The boards and transportation operators that make the morning closure call for Lévis.
- Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs
Primary French-language CSS for Lévis and the western Chaudière-Appalaches. Covers all Lévis sectors including Desjardins, Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est, and Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest. Closure decisions are made by 6:00 am.
- Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud
French-language CSS covering the eastern Chaudière-Appalaches from Montmagny through Kamouraska. Often makes different calls than des Navigateurs because of more pronounced Appalachian snowfall enhancement inland.
- Central Quebec School Board (CQSB)
English-language board serving Lévis and a large rural footprint across central Quebec. Operates a small number of schools on the South Shore and decides closures independently of the French CSS.
- Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin
French-language CSS immediately south of Lévis, covering the Chaudière River valley toward Saint-Georges. Relevant for families on the southern Lévis border whose routes feed into Beauce-Etchemin schools.
Bus transportation
CSS des Navigateurs contracts its own bus operators across Lévis and the surrounding Chaudière-Appalaches. Transportation decisions are made by 6:00 am the morning of, independent of the Quebec City CSS on the north shore. CSS de la Côte-du-Sud and Central Quebec School Board operate separate transportation systems and may make different calls on the same day.
Local weather
Lévis’s signature winter weather patterns
The phenomena that produce most Lévis snow days.
- St. Lawrence freezing-rain corridor
Lévis sits squarely within the St. Lawrence freezing-rain corridor, where warm Atlantic air overruns the cold surface layer trapped along the river valley. Freezing-rain events at Lévis are often more severe than equivalent forecasts in Quebec City because the South Shore sits at the leading edge of the warm sector aloft.
- Appalachian foothill snowfall enhancement
Elevation rises southward from the St. Lawrence into the Appalachian foothills behind Lévis. Storm systems lifting up the foothills produce orographic snowfall enhancement, with Lévis southern sectors and adjacent Bellechasse and Lotbinière municipalities seeing 5 to 10 cm more snow than the riverfront in the same event.
- Chaudière River valley cold-air pooling
The Chaudière River valley runs north from the Beauce into the St. Lawrence at Lévis. On clear cold nights the valley pools polar air, producing temperatures 3 to 5 °C colder than the city centre. Pintendre, Saint-Henri, and the south end of Lévis are most affected, raising wind-chill thresholds for bus cancellations.
- Ferry-disrupted commute during ice events
The Quebec City to Lévis ferry is a major commuter link that suspends service during high winds, heavy ice, or visibility events. Even when CSS des Navigateurs schools remain open, ferry suspension disrupts parents who commute to Quebec City and can cascade into mid-day pickups.
- Polar air outbreaks from the Quebec interior
Mid-winter Arctic outbreaks slide down from the Quebec interior with overnight lows reaching −30 °C and wind chills below −40. CSS des Navigateurs cancels buses on extreme wind chill more readily than the Quebec City boards because rural Chaudière-Appalaches routes include long walks to stop locations.
History
Notable Lévis snow days in recent winters
Storms and ice events that shaped how Lévis school boards approach the morning call.
Great Ice Storm of 1998
January 5-10, 1998The defining ice event of modern Quebec history. Up to 100 mm of freezing rain coated Chaudière-Appalaches over five days, collapsing transmission towers and leaving large portions of Lévis and the South Shore without power for two to three weeks. Predecessor school boards closed for an extended period; the storm reshaped how CSS des Navigateurs approaches freezing-rain forecasts.
Quebec City area Valentine's Day storm
February 13-15, 2007A slow-moving low dropped 50+ cm of snow on the Quebec City region with sustained winds gusting over 70 km/h. Lévis schools closed across what would become CSS des Navigateurs, and the Pierre-Laporte and Quebec bridges experienced rolling closures. One of the largest single-storm totals on record for the South Shore.
March 2017 Quebec region storm
March 8, 2017A powerful Colorado low tracked across southern Quebec, dropping 38 cm of snow on the Quebec City and Lévis area. CSS des Navigateurs closed all schools, and the storm prompted a regional state of emergency in parts of the Chaudière-Appalaches.
Major Quebec winter storm
January 17, 2022A North Atlantic system delivered 30 to 40 cm of snow with blizzard conditions across the St. Lawrence valley. CSS des Navigateurs closed all Lévis schools and CSS de la Côte-du-Sud closed throughout the eastern Chaudière-Appalaches. The ferry and bridges saw temporary closures during the peak of the storm.
Pre-Christmas storm 2022
December 23, 2022A severe winter storm hit the Quebec City and Lévis region in the final days before Christmas with 25 to 30 cm of snow, freezing rain, and wind gusts above 90 km/h. Schools were already on break, but the storm disrupted holiday travel and stress-tested CSS des Navigateurs bus contractor capacity for the following return-to-school week.
February 2024 South Shore storm
February 7, 2024A Colorado low intensified over the St. Lawrence and produced 30 cm of snow with significant blowing snow across Lévis. CSS des Navigateurs closed schools, and CSS de la Côte-du-Sud followed with closures across the eastern Chaudière-Appalaches. A representative recent event for the modern Lévis closure pattern.
FAQ
Lévis snow day frequently asked questions
The 7 questions Lévis parents and teachers ask us most.
Will CSS des Navigateurs close tomorrow?
Type your Lévis postal code or "Lévis, Quebec" into the predictor above. Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs makes its closure call by 6:00 am for all sectors of Lévis including Desjardins, Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est, and Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest. The result returns both the school-closure probability and the bus-cancellation probability for the Chaudière-Appalaches network.
Does Lévis close when Quebec City closes?
Not automatically. CSS des Navigateurs on the South Shore makes its decision independently from CSS de la Capitale and CSS des Découvreurs on the north shore. Freezing-rain events frequently affect the two sides of the St. Lawrence unevenly, and it is common for Lévis to close while Quebec City stays open or the reverse. Our predictor models the forecast at your specific Lévis coordinates rather than averaging across the river.
Will school be cancelled in Saint-Romuald or Charny tomorrow?
Saint-Romuald, Charny, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Rédempteur, Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville, and the rest of the Chutes-de-la-Chaudière sectors are all served by CSS des Navigateurs, which makes a single citywide closure decision for Lévis. Enter your specific postal code for the most accurate forecast; the Chaudière River valley sectors can sit several degrees colder than the riverfront, which matters for wind-chill thresholds.
How does the Chaudière-Appalaches region differ from Quebec City for school closures?
The Chaudière-Appalaches sits at higher elevation south of the St. Lawrence and sees more pronounced orographic snowfall enhancement than Quebec City. The region is also farther into the freezing-rain corridor where warm overrunning air meets the cold surface layer. CSS des Navigateurs accounts for both effects in its morning call, which is why Lévis closures often diverge from north-shore decisions on borderline forecast days.
Will CSS de la Côte-du-Sud close with des Navigateurs?
Not necessarily. CSS de la Côte-du-Sud covers the eastern Chaudière-Appalaches from Montmagny through Kamouraska, where Appalachian snowfall enhancement is more pronounced and Atlantic moisture arrives earlier in storm systems. The two French CSS make separate calls, and Côte-du-Sud will sometimes close while des Navigateurs operates normally, particularly on storms tracking up the St. Lawrence.
How does the Appalachian foothills weather affect Lévis schools?
Storms lifting up the Appalachian foothills behind Lévis intensify snowfall on the south side of the city. Pintendre, Saint-Henri, and the southern Lévis sectors regularly see 5 to 10 cm more accumulation than the St. Lawrence riverfront in the same event. CSS des Navigateurs covers both zones with a single closure decision, but the heaviest snowfall typically falls inland from the river.
Does Central Quebec School Board close with the French CSS?
Central Quebec School Board (CQSB) makes its English-language closure decisions independently of CSS des Navigateurs and CSS de la Côte-du-Sud. CQSB has a much larger geographic footprint across central Quebec, and a system-wide closure is less common than a localized French CSS closure. In practice, CQSB tends to align with the local French CSS for South Shore weather decisions, but the official call is made separately.
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