First snow · New York
When is the first snow in Buffalo?
Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Buffalo forecast for the next 5 days.
It’s 39°F in Buffalo right now.
Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.
Buffalo’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 8.
Buffalo doesn’t panic about the first snow. Buffalo is mildly offended you thought it might.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for BuffaloFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Buffalo is number 22 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Akron, Ohio: around November 8
- Rochester, New York: around November 8
- Syracuse, New York: around November 8
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between October 20 and November 27. A typical Buffalo winter adds up to about 96 inches of snow.
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How much snow Buffalo gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Buffalo 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.