Do you need a snowblower in Fortuna, CA?
The machine for a Fortuna driveway
No snowblower
Fortuna averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Fortuna from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Fortuna
- Dec0.2
- Jan0.1
- Feb0.1
- Mar0.3
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Towns near Fortuna
Almost no snow falls in Fortuna. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka, CA | 15 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Arcata, CA | 19 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Shasta Lake, CA | 93 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Redding, CA | 93 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Anderson, CA | 97 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Red Bluff, CA | 104 | 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 Grizzly Creek Sp, 14.1 miles from Fortuna. 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.