Will it snow in Atlanta?
Atlanta, Georgia · checked 3:51 pm EDT, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Atlanta for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Atlanta, issued 2:26 pm EDT, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind around 0 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
NWS forecast for Atlanta · Weather alerts in Georgia · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Atlanta
Atlanta averages 2.2 inches of snow a year in NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals (from 20 years of snowfall records in 1991–2020).
Measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) fell in 16 of the 26 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 62%.
In the winters that had any, the median date of the first measurable snow was January 17, and of the last February 4. The earliest first snow came on November 27, 2013.
The snowiest of those winters was 2010–11, with 7.1 inches.
The snowiest month on average is January, with 1.0 inch.
On average there are 1.5 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| December | 0.4 inches |
| January | 1.0 inch |
| February | 0.4 inches |
| March | 0.4 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Atlanta have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Atlanta a 1.4% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on December 25 — the measure NOAA uses for its white Christmas maps.
The chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow falling that day is 1.5%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Atlanta: every Christmas Day since 1991
Where these numbers come from
Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual, monthly and daily station normals) for Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00013874, 14 km from the city centre. First and last snow dates, the share of winters with snow and the snowiest winter were counted by this site from the same station's daily snowfall for the winters 1991–92 to 2020–21, read through the Regional Climate Centers' ACIS service; a winter with more than 10 missing days between October and April is left out. Forecast: the National Weather Service API, read at most once an hour. All US government data, public domain.
This site does not issue warnings or predict snow. It repeats the official forecast and the long-run record.
NOAA's winter outlook 2026–27 for Georgia
Questions
Will it snow in Atlanta this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Atlanta for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Atlanta this winter (2026–27)?
Nobody can say for a whole winter ahead. In the 26 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records, measurable snow fell in 16, and the 1991–2020 average is 2.2 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Atlanta usually get its first snow?
In the 16 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was January 17; the earliest was November 27, 2013.
Will Atlanta have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Atlanta a 1.4% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on December 25 — the measure NOAA uses for its white Christmas maps. The chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow falling that day is 1.5%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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