First snow · New Jersey
When is the first snow in New Jersey?
In New Jersey, Newark’s first measurable snow usually lands around December 9.
New Jersey’s first snow waits until December, then shows up with the confidence of someone cutting into traffic.
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That makes New Jersey number 32 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 Newark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | December 9 | November 15 to January 9 | about 32 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.