First snow · Virginia
When is the first snow in Richmond?
Richmond right now
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- Today50°F / 43°FClouds
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Nature called in sick.
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Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Richmond forecast for the next 5 days.
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Richmond’s first measurable snow usually lands around December 29.
Richmond’s first snow usually waits until the very end of the year, like it was trying to dodge the holidays.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for RichmondFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Richmond is number 75 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Nashville, Tennessee: around January 3
- Washington, DC, District of Columbia: around December 19
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: around December 18
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between December 4 and January 28. A typical Richmond winter adds up to about 9 inches of snow.
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How much snow Richmond gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Richmond 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.