Will it snow in Minneapolis?
Minneapolis, Minnesota · 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 Minneapolis for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Minneapolis, issued 2:01 pm CDT, 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 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
NWS forecast for Minneapolis · Weather alerts in Minnesota · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Minneapolis
Minneapolis averages 51.2 inches of snow a year in NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals (from 26 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 7, and of the last April 12. The earliest first snow came on October 10, 2009.
The snowiest of those winters was 2010–11, with 86.6 inches.
The snowiest month on average is December, with 11.4 inches.
On average there are 38.2 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| October | 0.8 inches |
| November | 6.8 inches |
| December | 11.4 inches |
| January | 11.0 inches |
| February | 9.5 inches |
| March | 8.2 inches |
| April | 3.5 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Minneapolis have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Minneapolis a 74% 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 Minneapolis: 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 Minneapolis/St Paul Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00014922, 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 Minnesota
Questions
Will it snow in Minneapolis this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Minneapolis for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Minneapolis 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 51.2 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Minneapolis usually get its first snow?
In the 30 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was November 7; the earliest was October 10, 2009.
Will Minneapolis have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Minneapolis a 74% 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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