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Do you need a snowblower in Zachary, LA?

The machine for a Zachary driveway

No snowblower

Zachary sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Towns near Zachary

Almost no snow falls in Zachary. In Louisiana, Shreveport gets the most here at 1 inch.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Baker, LA60 inNo snowblower
Central, LA110 inNo snowblower
Baton Rouge, LA150 inNo snowblower
Gonzales, LA340 inNo snowblower
Hammond, LA440 inNo snowblower
Opelousas, LA550 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 Baker, 6.7 miles from Zachary. 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.