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    When is the first snow in Boise?

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    Snow in the next 5 days?

    No. There’s no snow in the Boise forecast for the next 5 days.

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

    Boise’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 20.

    Boise gets a gentle first snow in the valley while the mountains next door show off.

    Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?

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

    Cities on the same snow schedule

    Boise is number 45 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?

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    First snow across Idaho, city by city

    The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.

    In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between November 3 and December 6. A typical Boise winter adds up to about 18 inches of snow.

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    How much snow Boise gets in a year

    Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Boise 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.