Do you need a snowblower in Weston, WI?
What clears snow in Weston
Two-stage snowblower
Weston averages 64 inches a year, among the snowiest towns in the country. Volume alone needs a two-stage machine.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
A normal Weston winter
- Snow a year
- 64 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.4 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 10 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 112
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 1.8 times what a typical snowy US city gets. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 8.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Weston
- Oct0.9
- Nov6.5
- Dec14.4
- Jan14.8
- Feb12.7
- Mar8.3
- Apr6.5
- May0.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Weston and its neighbours
Weston is the snowiest Wisconsin town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wausau, WI | 7 | 63 in | Gas single-stage |
| Stevens Point, WI | 25 | 49 in | Gas single-stage |
| Plover, WI | 30 | 49 in | Gas single-stage |
| Marshfield, WI | 34 | 57 in | Gas single-stage |
| Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 37 | 48 in | Gas single-stage |
| Greenville, WI | 65 | 49 in | Gas single-stage |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Single-stage or two-stage and Why storm depth matters more than snowfall.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Wausau Dwtn Airport, 4.4 miles from Weston. 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.