Do you need a snowblower in Muscle Shoals, AL?
The machine for a Muscle Shoals driveway
No snowblower
Muscle Shoals averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Muscle Shoals from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Muscle Shoals
- Jan0.3
- Feb0.2
- Mar0.1
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Muscle Shoals and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Muscle Shoals. In Alabama, Fort Payne gets the most here at 5 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence, AL | 6 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Russellville, AL | 17 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Decatur, AL | 38 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Athens, AL | 39 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 39 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Hartselle, AL | 45 | 2 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 Russellville #2, 17.0 miles from Muscle Shoals. 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.