Will it snow in Boston?
Boston, Massachusetts · checked 5:08 pm EDT, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Boston for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Boston, issued 1:23 pm EDT, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind around 8 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 8 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 8 to 13 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 7 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
NWS forecast for Boston · Weather alerts in Massachusetts · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Boston
Boston averages 49.2 inches of snow a year in NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals (from 29 years of snowfall records in 1991–2020).
Measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) fell in 30 of the 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 100%.
In the winters that had any, the median date of the first measurable snow was December 2, and of the last March 29. The earliest first snow came on October 18, 2009.
The snowiest of those winters was 2014–15, with 110.6 inches.
The snowiest month on average is February, with 14.4 inches.
On average there are 23.0 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| October | 0.2 inches |
| November | 0.7 inches |
| December | 9.0 inches |
| January | 14.3 inches |
| February | 14.4 inches |
| March | 9.0 inches |
| April | 1.6 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Boston have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Boston's station do not include a snow-depth figure for December 25, so this page gives no white Christmas chance.
White Christmas in Boston: 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 Boston Logan International Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00014739, 4 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 Massachusetts
Questions
Will it snow in Boston this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Boston for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Boston 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 30, and the 1991–2020 average is 49.2 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Boston usually get its first snow?
In the 30 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was December 2; the earliest was October 18, 2009.
Will Boston have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Boston's station do not include a snow-depth figure for December 25, so this page gives no white Christmas chance.
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