Will it snow in Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · 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 Oklahoma City for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Oklahoma City, issued 1:27 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 70. South wind around 10 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
NWS forecast for Oklahoma City · Weather alerts in Oklahoma · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City averages 6.7 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 December 16, and of the last February 18. The earliest first snow came on October 26, 2020.
The snowiest of those winters was 2009–10, with 23.2 inches.
The snowiest month on average is January, with 1.8 inches.
On average there are 4.9 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| November | 0.5 inches |
| December | 1.8 inches |
| January | 1.8 inches |
| February | 1.8 inches |
| March | 0.8 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Oklahoma City have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Oklahoma City a 5.0% 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 4.5%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Oklahoma City: 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 Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00013967, 12 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 Oklahoma
Questions
Will it snow in Oklahoma City this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Oklahoma City for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Oklahoma City 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 6.7 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Oklahoma City usually get its first snow?
In the 30 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was December 16; the earliest was October 26, 2020.
Will Oklahoma City have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Oklahoma City a 5.0% 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 4.5%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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