Will it snow in Indianapolis?
Indianapolis, Indiana · 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 Indianapolis for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Indianapolis, issued 3:21 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 68. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 6 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
NWS forecast for Indianapolis · Weather alerts in Indiana · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Indianapolis
Indianapolis averages 25.5 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 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 November 24, and of the last March 13. The earliest first snow came on October 20, 1992.
The snowiest of those winters was 2013–14, with 55.7 inches.
The snowiest month on average is January, with 8.8 inches.
On average there are 22.4 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| October | 0.1 inches |
| November | 0.8 inches |
| December | 6.4 inches |
| January | 8.8 inches |
| February | 6.0 inches |
| March | 3.2 inches |
| April | 0.2 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Indianapolis have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Indianapolis a 26% 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 19%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Indianapolis: 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 Indianapolis, GHCN-Daily station USW00093819, 13 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 Indiana
Questions
Will it snow in Indianapolis this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Indianapolis for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Indianapolis 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 25.5 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Indianapolis usually get its first snow?
In the 30 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was November 24; the earliest was October 20, 1992.
Will Indianapolis have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Indianapolis a 26% 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 19%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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