First snow · Pennsylvania
When is the first snow in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania’s first snow usually lands first in Scranton, around November 12, and last in Philadelphia, around December 18.
Pennsylvania’s first snow starts in Scranton and Erie and takes a whole month to reach Philadelphia.
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That makes Pennsylvania number 16 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 Scranton forecast for the next 5 days.
- No. There’s no snow in the Erie forecast for the next 5 days.
- No. There’s no snow in the Pittsburgh forecast for the next 5 days.
- No. There’s no snow in the Harrisburg forecast for the next 5 days.
- No. There’s no snow in the Philadelphia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton | November 12 | October 29 to November 26 | about 46 in |
| Erie | November 13 | October 25 to November 24 | about 104 in |
| Pittsburgh | November 14 | October 28 to December 9 | about 45 in |
| Harrisburg | December 5 | November 15 to January 12 | about 30 in |
| Philadelphia | December 18 | November 28 to January 18 | about 24 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
- Washington: from around November 13 in Spokane
- Wisconsin: from around November 11 in Madison
- Arizona: from around November 9 in Flagstaff
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.