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    When is the first snow in Alaska?

    Alaska’s first snow usually lands first in Fairbanks, around September 30, and last in Anchorage, around October 17.

    Alaska’s first snow turns up while the rest of the country is still arguing about pumpkin spice.
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    That makes Alaska the earliest of the 36 states we track.

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    Snow in the next 5 days?

    • Yes. Snow is in the Fairbanks forecast for today.
    • Yes. Snow is in the Anchorage forecast for today.

    Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.

    First snow, city by city

    CityUsually around8 winters in 10Snow a winter
    FairbanksSeptember 30September 18 to October 15about 64 in
    AnchorageOctober 17September 29 to November 8about 78 in

    Usually around is the middle date across 30 winters. In 8 winters out of 10, the first snow lands inside the range.

    States on the same snow schedule

    • Wyoming: from around October 4 in Casper
    • Montana: from around October 6 in Great Falls
    • Colorado: from around October 21 in Denver

    Every state’s first snow, earliest first

    Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for each city’s official station, winters 1991 to 2020, via the Applied Climate Information System. First snow here means the first day with at least a tenth of an inch.

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