Do you need a snowblower in Newport News, VA?
The machine for a Newport News driveway
No snowblower
Newport News averages 3 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Newport News from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Newport News
- Dec0.1
- Jan2.4
- Feb0.1
- Mar0.1
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Newport News and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Newport News. In Virginia, Blacksburg gets the most here at 25 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton, VA | 13 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Poquoson, VA | 13 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Williamsburg, VA | 17 | 4 in | A shovel is enough |
| Portsmouth, VA | 18 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Norfolk, VA | 19 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Suffolk, VA | 27 | 6 in | A shovel is enough |
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 Langley Afb, 9.5 miles from Newport News. 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.