Map Shows When to Expect the First Snow In Your Region This Winter

September 11, 2026

Mother Nature doesn’t check the calendar before she decides to dump snow on us…or not dump snow on us, depending on where you were in the United States last winter. Still, our climate does operate on somewhat consistent cycles each year. There’s more than enough data for meteorologists to recognize those patterns and give the rest of us an idea of what to expect: when will it snow, where will it snow, how much will it snow this winter? Even with that El Niño wild card in the mix. A new map published by the Farmers’ Almanac this week is making it real easy to see when you should expect snow this winter based on where you live in the United States. THE Inertia