⛈ Weather Cancellation ⛈
Guidelines

Notice of Cancellation Timing

We aim to provide players with as much notice as possible when canceling games but acknowledge that weather forecasts can change rapidly. Standard weather cancellations will go out no later than two hours prior to the first game of the day. Of course, in the event that a safety concern arises while play is happening, games may be canceled even during play.

When it is clear that inclement weather will prevent play (due to an unwavering prediction of severe weather) games will be canceled the evening prior.

Source of Weather Information

Stonewall Sports Boston uses wunderground.com as our primary source for weather information.

Information Dissemination

When any of our sports are canceled we will share that information in multiple ways:

Stonewall Boston Instagram Story
Stonewall Boston Facebook Story
Captain’s Chat
Teamlinkt Generated Email
Teamlinkt App will show games as canceled

We aim to have all of these channels updated as simultaneously as possible.

Factors Considered When Canceling

All final calls will be made by League Coordinators and the Stonewall Sports Boston Board of Directors. Generally, we use the following guidelines for outdoor sports:

Lightning and Thunder visible or audible from the field will immediately cause games to be canceled. Per weather.gov guidelines, there must be 30 minutes of no visible or audible lightning for play to resume or start.
The severity of rain and the temperature will determine if games are played or canceled.

Weather Cancellation Chart

Heat Exposure may also cancel games. This will largely be dependent on city, state, and federal weather advisories.
Field / Courts in poor condition will cause games to be canceled. Even if rain has subsided during play times, prior rain that causes unsafe conditions on the field will cause games to be canceled.
Boston Parks and Massachusetts DCR also have the ability to close parks or restrict use and Stonewall Boston will follow their rules which may include canceling games.

For indoor sports weather cancellations will only be considered in the event that the weather conditions hinder travel such as snow storms.

Rescheduling Games

If a season was advertised to have a built-in rain day then canceled games will automatically be moved to that rain date.

Some seasons have scheduled days without play but without explicitly calling those days rain-makeup days. This is most often due to a holiday where we expect player turnout to be low. In that event, canceled games may be rescheduled on the holiday. If that happens teams will generally be given the chance to forfeit without penalty so long as sufficient notice is given.