SnowfallCheck

Do you need a snowblower in Rio Grande City, TX?

The machine for a Rio Grande City driveway

No snowblower

Rio Grande City sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Towns near Rio Grande City

Almost no snow falls in Rio Grande City. In Texas, Amarillo gets the most here at 17 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Roma, TX120 inNo snowblower
Palmview, TX290 inNo snowblower
Alton, TX320 inNo snowblower
Mission, TX330 inNo snowblower
McAllen, TX370 inNo snowblower
Hidalgo, TX400 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 Rio Grande City, 0.7 miles from Rio Grande City. 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.