While your rake might be getting a workout now, it will not be long until you will have to dust off your shovel and snowblower. According to Travel Wisconsin, Door County is at peak fall colors with Kewaunee and Brown counties a few days behind. With the end of fall fast approaching, the attention begins to turn to winter, specifically how much snow we are expected to get. According to the National Weather Service, the area is well inside the window of receiving the first snow with the earliest occurring on October 9th and the latest being on December 30th. The average date for a first snowfall is about November 13th. Even if you know the “when,” the other questions you might be pondering is how much snow is expected to get. While the almanacs cannot agree on the type of winter the area will see, meteorologists like Weatherology’s Paul Trambley say La Niña will certainly have its role albeit a small one.
According to the UW Climatology Office, the Green Bay area usually averages 55.6 inches of snow every year, with more than a foot falling December, January, and February. Mother Nature has not packed that kind of punch the last two seasons with 43.30 inches in 2024-2025 and 47.10 in 2023-2024. The last time we received above average snowfall was 2022-2023 when the area saw more than 77 inches of snow, which was the ninth-snowiest on record.
