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    When is the first snow in Billings?

    Billings right now

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    • Today50°F / 41°FClouds
    • Tomorrow55°F / 37°FClouds
    • Monday54°F / 37°FClouds
    Grey. Shocking, I know.

    Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.

    Snow in the next 5 days?

    Yes. Snow is in the Billings forecast for Thursday.

    Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.

    Billings’s first measurable snow usually lands around October 14.

    Billings sees the first snow in mid October and greets it with the enthusiasm of a cattle auction.

    Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?

    Tomorrow’s roast for BillingsFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.

    Cities on the same snow schedule

    Billings is number 5 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?

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    First snow across Montana, city by city

    The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.

    In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between September 30 and November 18. A typical Billings winter adds up to about 56 inches of snow.

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    How much snow Billings gets in a year

    Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Billings area, winters 1991 to 2020 (30 with complete records), via the Applied Climate Information System. First snow here means the first day with at least a tenth of an inch.