When to Expect the First Snow in North Carolina
If you’re someone who loves the first snow in North Carolina, then you’re probably waiting in major anticipation for winter to get here. I’m not someone who likes snow at all and would prefer a totally dry winter. But, unless you live very south in the U.S., you’ll probably get some snow this winter, although the past several winters have been very mild. The big question, really, is when and how much snow will North Carolina and South Carolina get this year. Now, we have some insight into when to expect the first flakes of the white stuff.
When to Expect the First Snow of the Season
The weather experts at Powder.com have done some research on when to expect the first snow in various areas around the country. They used a video from their friends at Direct Weather to help them learn when to expect your first snowfall. “The first snowfall of the season can be a tease for skiers, as (Powder.com) writer Ian Greenwood explained last week, but it’s an event worth celebrating nonetheless,” they added. “The season’s first flakes hit different, as the Gen Z kids are saying these days.”
To create accurate predictions, the experts at Direct Weather use historical averages to see what is likely to happen in the future. Of course, things change, and weather patterns change, so these predictions evolve over time. As for the areas of the country that usually see snow before anyone else, that’s in central Colorado, northern Wyoming and southern Montana. It totally freaks me out that some places in the U.S. actually start getting snow as early as September. Of course, much of the early snowfall in the U.S. is at higher elevations in the mountains, so whenever I see an August snowfall in the mountains, I try to take it with a grain of salt.
For North Carolina, they say the state “typically” gets their first snowfall of the year in late December, so if you live in North Carolina, you might get a bit of a White Christmas. Other states that fall under the late December banner are Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Delaware and Southern New Mexico. Things get a bit trickier for South Carolina. The experts say that in northern South Carolina, the area usually gets its first snow fall in January. For southern South Carolina, they say the area usually doesn’t get any snowfall. Reach out to me with your snow fall predictions, and stay warm this season.
