Will it snow in Charlotte?
Charlotte, North Carolina · 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 Charlotte for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Charlotte, issued 2:23 pm EDT, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 2 to 7 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
NWS forecast for Charlotte · Weather alerts in North Carolina · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Charlotte
Charlotte averages 3.5 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 26 of the 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 87%.
In the winters that had any, the median date of the first measurable snow was January 17, and of the last February 15. The earliest first snow came on November 19, 2000.
The snowiest of those winters was 2003–04, with 14.5 inches.
The snowiest month on average is January, with 1.6 inches.
On average there are 1.9 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| November | 0.1 inches |
| December | 0.4 inches |
| January | 1.6 inches |
| February | 1.1 inches |
| March | 0.3 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Charlotte have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Charlotte 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 1.4%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Charlotte: 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 Charlotte Douglas Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00013881, 10 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 North Carolina
Questions
Will it snow in Charlotte this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Charlotte for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Charlotte 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 26, and the 1991–2020 average is 3.5 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Charlotte usually get its first snow?
In the 26 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was January 17; the earliest was November 19, 2000.
Will Charlotte have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Charlotte 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 1.4%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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