Will it snow in Birmingham?
Birmingham, Alabama · checked 2:51 pm CDT, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Birmingham for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Birmingham, issued 1:26 pm CDT, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
NWS forecast for Birmingham · Weather alerts in Alabama · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Birmingham
Birmingham averages 1.4 inches of snow a year in NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals (from 28 years of snowfall records in 1991–2020).
Measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) fell in 15 of the 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 50%.
In the winters that had any, the median date of the first measurable snow was January 28, and of the last February 9. The earliest first snow came on December 8, 2017.
The snowiest of those winters was 1992–93, with 13.0 inches.
The snowiest month on average is March, with 0.5 inches.
On average there are 0.8 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| December | 0.2 inches |
| January | 0.4 inches |
| February | 0.3 inches |
| March | 0.5 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Birmingham have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Birmingham a 0.1% 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 0.4%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Birmingham: 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 Birmingham Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00013876, 8 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 Alabama
Questions
Will it snow in Birmingham this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Birmingham for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Birmingham this winter (2026–27)?
Nobody can say for a whole winter ahead. In the 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records, measurable snow fell in 15, and the 1991–2020 average is 1.4 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Birmingham usually get its first snow?
In the 15 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was January 28; the earliest was December 8, 2017.
Will Birmingham have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Birmingham a 0.1% 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 0.4%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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