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    When is the first snow in Milwaukee?

    Milwaukee right now

    40°FA few clouds

    • Today42°F / 36°FClouds
    • Tomorrow47°F / 33°FClear skies
    • Monday48°F / 30°FClear skies
    Grey. Shocking, I know.

    Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.

    Snow in the next 5 days?

    No. There’s no snow in the Milwaukee 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.

    Milwaukee’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 13.

    Milwaukee meets the first snow at the bar, which is where Milwaukee meets most things.

    Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?

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

    Cities on the same snow schedule

    Milwaukee is number 37 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?

    Every city’s first snow, earliest first

    First snow across Wisconsin, city by city

    The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.

    In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between October 25 and December 5. A typical Milwaukee winter adds up to about 50 inches of snow.

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    How much snow Milwaukee gets in a year

    Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Milwaukee 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.