First snow · North Dakota
When is the first snow in Bismarck?
Bismarck right now
35°FClear skies
- Today41°F / 36°FClouds
- Tomorrow51°F / 36°FClear skies
- Monday52°F / 32°FClouds
Clear skies, for now.
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Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Bismarck forecast for the next 5 days.
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Bismarck’s first measurable snow usually lands around October 28.
Bismarck gets the first snow before October is even over and doesn’t bother acting surprised.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for BismarckFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Bismarck is number 10 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Fargo, North Dakota: around October 30
- Helena, Montana: around October 26
- Duluth, Minnesota: around October 24
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between October 11 and November 17. A typical Bismarck winter adds up to about 50 inches of snow.
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How much snow Bismarck gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Bismarck 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.