First snow · Washington
When is the first snow in Washington?
In Washington, Spokane’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 13.
Washington’s first snow lands in Spokane in mid-November, while Seattle is still busy being damp about everything.
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That makes Washington number 17 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 Spokane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane | November 13 | October 25 to November 27 | about 47 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
- Pennsylvania: from around November 12 in Scranton
- Nebraska: from around November 15 in Omaha
- Wisconsin: from around November 11 in Madison
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.