First snow · Michigan
When is the first snow in Detroit?
Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Detroit forecast for the next 5 days.
It’s 40°F in Detroit right now.
Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.
Detroit’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 20.
Detroit’s first snow arrives built tough and runs late, which honestly suits the Motor City.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for DetroitFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Detroit is number 47 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Boise, Idaho: around November 20
- Concord, New Hampshire: around November 20
- Columbus, Ohio: around November 21
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between October 30 and December 7. A typical Detroit winter adds up to about 45 inches of snow.
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How much snow Detroit gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Detroit 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.