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    When is the first snow in Cincinnati?

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    Snow in the next 5 days?

    No. There’s no snow in the Cincinnati 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.

    Cincinnati’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 29.

    Cincinnati’s first snow arrives late and leaves early, much like a chili restaurant’s lunch crowd.

    Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?

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

    Cities on the same snow schedule

    Cincinnati is number 57 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?

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    First snow across Ohio, city by city

    The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.

    In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between November 9 and December 21. A typical Cincinnati winter adds up to about 24 inches of snow.

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    How much snow Cincinnati gets in a year

    Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Cincinnati 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.