Do you need a snowblower in Mercedes, TX?
The machine for a Mercedes driveway
No snowblower
Mercedes sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Mercedes from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Mercedes and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Mercedes. In Texas, Amarillo gets the most here at 17 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weslaco, TX | 5 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Donna, TX | 8 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Alamo, TX | 13 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Harlingen, TX | 14 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| San Juan, TX | 15 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| San Benito, TX | 17 | 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 Mercedes 6 SSE, 6.4 miles from Mercedes. 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.