Will it snow in Louisville?
Louisville, Kentucky · 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 Louisville for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Louisville, issued 2:26 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 71. Wind around 0 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
NWS forecast for Louisville · Weather alerts in Kentucky · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Louisville
Louisville averages 13.4 inches of snow a year in NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals (from 28 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 December 7, and of the last March 8. The earliest first snow came on October 30, 1993.
The snowiest of those winters was 1993–94, with 29.9 inches.
The snowiest month on average is January, with 4.5 inches.
On average there are 12.3 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| October | 0.1 inches |
| November | 0.3 inches |
| December | 2.2 inches |
| January | 4.5 inches |
| February | 4.1 inches |
| March | 2.1 inches |
| April | 0.1 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Louisville have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Louisville a 9.4% 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 9.6%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Louisville: 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 Louisville International Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00093821, 8 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 Kentucky
Questions
Will it snow in Louisville this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Louisville for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Louisville 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 13.4 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Louisville usually get its first snow?
In the 29 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was December 7; the earliest was October 30, 1993.
Will Louisville have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Louisville a 9.4% 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 9.6%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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