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Do you need a snowblower in Foley, AL?

What clears snow in Foley

No snowblower

Foley sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

If you are moving to Foley from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.

Towns near Foley

Almost no snow falls in Foley. In Alabama, Fort Payne gets the most here at 5 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Gulf Shores, AL90 inNo snowblower
Fairhope, AL150 inNo snowblower
Daphne, AL200 inNo snowblower
Spanish Fort, AL250 inNo snowblower
Pensacola, FL290 inNo snowblower
Mobile, AL320 inNo 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 Robertsdale, 11.8 miles from Foley. 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.