First snow · Iowa
When is the first snow in Iowa?
Iowa’s first snow usually lands first in Sioux City, around November 7, and last in Quad Cities, around November 22.
Iowa’s first snow shows up in Sioux City first, then works its way across the cornfields one county at a time.
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That makes Iowa number 11 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 Sioux City forecast for the next 5 days.
- No. There’s no snow in the Des Moines forecast for the next 5 days.
- No. There’s no snow in the Dubuque forecast for the next 5 days.
- No. There’s no snow in the Waterloo forecast for the next 5 days.
- No. There’s no snow in the Quad Cities 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.
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First snow, city by city
| City | Usually around | 8 winters in 10 | Snow a winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | November 7 | October 18 to December 1 | about 36 in |
| Des Moines | November 11 | October 23 to December 9 | about 38 in |
| Dubuque | November 12 | October 26 to December 6 | about 43 in |
| Waterloo | November 12 | October 24 to December 13 | about 40 in |
| Quad Cities | November 22 | October 26 to December 8 | about 37 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
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.