Do you need a snowblower in Wake Forest, NC?
Your answer for Wake Forest
No snowblower
Wake Forest averages 2 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Wake Forest from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Wake Forest
- Dec0.2
- Jan0.9
- Feb0.4
- Mar0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Wake Forest and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Wake Forest. In North Carolina, Boone gets the most here at 26 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolesville, NC | 4 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Raleigh, NC | 12 | 5 in | A shovel is enough |
| Knightdale, NC | 12 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Zebulon, NC | 14 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Wendell, NC | 15 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Garner, NC | 20 | 5 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 Louisburg, 15.0 miles from Wake Forest. 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.