SnowfallCheck

Do you need a snowblower in Newark, CA?

The machine for a Newark driveway

No snowblower

Newark sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Towns near Newark

Almost no snow falls in Newark. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Fremont, CA50 inNo snowblower
East Palo Alto, CA60 inNo snowblower
Menlo Park, CA70 inNo snowblower
Union City, CA70 inNo snowblower
Mountain View, CA80 inNo snowblower
Sunnyvale, CA80 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 Newark, 0.7 miles from Newark. 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.