Winter hasn't even officially begun , and there's a high probability that Des Moines and central Iowa will see temperatures dip below zero for several days during the first week of December.

The low for Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Des Moines is expected to be 12 degrees below zero, with wind gusts up to 18 mph, which could increase wind chill, according to the National Weather Service .

Thursday, Dec. 4, is projected to be the coldest day of the week, with highs of 16 degrees and a wind chill of 10 degrees below zero. Low temperatures in Iowa are expected to be the coldest in the country .

Given all of that, when is it too cold for schools to cancel classes? While many school districts don't have a concrete answer to this question, others have more definitive answers.

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