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    When is the first snow in Indiana?

    Indiana’s first snow usually lands first in Fort Wayne, around November 16, and last in Indianapolis, around November 24.

    Indiana’s first snow hits the north of the state first, because the lake likes to start things early.
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    That makes Indiana number 19 of the 36 states we track, earliest first.

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    Snow in the next 5 days?

    • No. There’s no snow in the Fort Wayne forecast for the next 5 days.
    • No. There’s no snow in the South Bend forecast for the next 5 days.
    • No. There’s no snow in the Indianapolis 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.

    First snow, city by city

    CityUsually around8 winters in 10Snow a winter
    Fort WayneNovember 16October 31 to December 7about 34 in
    South BendNovember 17October 18 to December 9about 64 in
    IndianapolisNovember 24November 4 to December 15about 26 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

    • Illinois: from around November 17 in Chicago
    • Nebraska: from around November 15 in Omaha
    • Washington: from around November 13 in Spokane

    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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