Do you need a snowblower in East Palo Alto, CA?
What clears snow in East Palo Alto
No snowblower
East Palo Alto sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to East Palo Alto from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Towns near East Palo Alto
Almost no snow falls in East Palo Alto. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park, CA | 1 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Palo Alto, CA | 5 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Redwood City, CA | 6 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Mountain View, CA | 6 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Newark, CA | 6 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Los Altos, CA | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Why storm depth matters more than snowfall and What a winter of snow weighs.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Palo Alto, 1.7 miles from East Palo Alto. A normal winter, not this winter's forecast. Snow is weighed at 6.24 pounds a cubic foot, fresh and fairly dry; wet spring snow can weigh three times that.