First snow · Illinois
When is the first snow in Springfield?
Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Springfield forecast for the next 5 days.
It’s 40°F in Springfield right now.
Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.
Springfield’s first measurable snow usually lands around December 1.
Springfield’s first snow lands on a lot of Lincoln statues that have seen this all before.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for SpringfieldFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Springfield is number 62 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Hartford, Connecticut: around December 1
- Peoria, Illinois: around December 1
- Providence, Rhode Island: around December 1
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between November 7 and December 25. A typical Springfield winter adds up to about 22 inches of snow.
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How much snow Springfield gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Springfield 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.