Will it snow in Las Vegas?
Las Vegas, Nevada · checked 12:51 pm PDT, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Las Vegas for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Las Vegas, issued 11:33 am PDT, 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 81. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 1 to 7 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 3am and 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: A chance of rain showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
NWS forecast for Las Vegas · Weather alerts in Nevada · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Las Vegas
Las Vegas averages 0.2 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 4 of the 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 13%.
Snow came too rarely for a typical date: the earliest measurable snow in those winters fell on December 6, 1998 and the latest on February 21, 2019.
The snowiest of those winters was 2008–09, with 3.6 inches.
The snowiest month on average is December, with 0.2 inches.
On average there are 0.2 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| December | 0.2 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Las Vegas have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Las Vegas a 0.3% 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 Las Vegas: 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 Las Vegas Mccarran Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00023169, 11 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 Nevada
Questions
Will it snow in Las Vegas this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Las Vegas for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Las Vegas 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 4, and the 1991–2020 average is 0.2 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Las Vegas usually get its first snow?
Measurable snow is too rare in Las Vegas for a typical first date: it fell in 4 of 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21.
Will Las Vegas have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Las Vegas a 0.3% 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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