Will it snow in Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City, Utah · checked 6:45 pm MDT, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Salt Lake City for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Salt Lake City, issued 12:31 pm MDT, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- Tonight: A slight chance of rain after 3am. Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 49. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 54.
- Friday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
NWS forecast for Salt Lake City · Weather alerts in Utah · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City averages 51.9 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 5, and of the last April 15. The earliest first snow came on October 11, 1997.
The snowiest of those winters was 1992–93, with 98.7 inches.
The snowiest month on average is January, with 12.7 inches.
On average there are 31.4 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| October | 0.5 inches |
| November | 7.0 inches |
| December | 12.1 inches |
| January | 12.7 inches |
| February | 10.7 inches |
| March | 5.9 inches |
| April | 2.9 inches |
| May | 0.1 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Salt Lake City have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Salt Lake City a 48% 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 25%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake City International Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00024127, 7 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 Utah
Questions
Will it snow in Salt Lake City this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Salt Lake City for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Salt Lake 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 51.9 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Salt Lake City usually get its first snow?
In the 30 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was November 5; the earliest was October 11, 1997.
Will Salt Lake City have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Salt Lake City a 48% 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 25%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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