Do you need a snowblower in New Orleans, LA?
Your answer for New Orleans
No snowblower
New Orleans sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to New Orleans from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Towns near New Orleans
Almost no snow falls in New Orleans. In Louisiana, Shreveport gets the most here at 1 inch.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretna, LA | 12 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Slidell, LA | 19 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Kenner, LA | 19 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Mandeville, LA | 24 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Covington, LA | 31 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Picayune, MS | 37 | 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 NEW Orleans Lakefront Airport, 5.7 miles from New Orleans. 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.