Will it snow in Houston?
Houston, Texas · 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 Houston for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Houston, issued 1:22 pm CDT, 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 80. East wind around 5 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
NWS forecast for Houston · Weather alerts in Texas · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Houston
Houston averages 0.1 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 5 of the 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 17%.
In the winters that had any, the median date of the first measurable snow was December 10, and of the last January 16. The earliest first snow came on December 4, 2009.
The snowiest of those winters was 2008–09, with 1.4 inches.
The snowiest month on average is December, with 0.1 inches.
On average there are 0.1 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| December | 0.1 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Houston have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Houston a less than 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 0.2%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Houston: 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 Houston Intercont Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00012960, 24 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 Texas
Questions
Will it snow in Houston this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Houston for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Houston 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 5, and the 1991–2020 average is 0.1 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Houston usually get its first snow?
In the 5 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was December 10; the earliest was December 4, 2009.
Will Houston have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Houston a less than 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 0.2%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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