Will it snow in Detroit?
Detroit, Michigan · 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 Detroit for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Detroit, issued 3:13 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 64. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
NWS forecast for Detroit · Weather alerts in Michigan · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Detroit
Detroit averages 45.0 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 29 of the 29 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 November 21, and of the last April 7. The earliest first snow came on October 12, 2006.
The snowiest of those winters was 2013–14, with 94.9 inches.
The snowiest month on average is January, with 14.0 inches.
On average there are 37.6 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| November | 1.9 inches |
| December | 8.9 inches |
| January | 14.0 inches |
| February | 12.5 inches |
| March | 6.2 inches |
| April | 1.5 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Detroit have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Detroit a 35% 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 28%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Detroit: 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 Detroit Metro Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00094847, 26 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 Michigan
Questions
Will it snow in Detroit this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Detroit for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Detroit this winter (2026–27)?
Nobody can say for a whole winter ahead. In the 29 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records, measurable snow fell in 29, and the 1991–2020 average is 45.0 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Detroit usually get its first snow?
In the 29 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was November 21; the earliest was October 12, 2006.
Will Detroit have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Detroit a 35% 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 28%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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