Ice dam risk in Weatherford, TX
Will your roof get ice dams in Weatherford, TX?
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Weatherford sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Weatherford averages 0 inches of snow a year and about 0 days with snow on the ground. Too little lies on the roof for long. The conditions that make a dam need all three at once: snow, cold at the eave and heat above it.
Do you need to do anything in Weatherford?
- Nothing for ice dams. If you are buying here and an inspector mentions water at the eaves, ask what they saw: it is far more likely a gutter, flashing or drip-edge problem than ice.
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Weatherford next to nearby towns
Weatherford ranks 119 of 252 Texas cities here for ice-dam days, behind Pampa at 2.6 days.
- Azle, TX 16 mi, 0.1 days
- White Settlement, TX 18 mi, 0.0 days
- Benbrook, TX 18 mi, 0.0 days
- Mineral Wells, TX 19 mi, 0.0 days
- Granbury, TX 22 mi, 0.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Benbrook Dam, 20.1 miles from Weatherford. A dam day is a day with snow on the roof and freezing at the eave while heat or sun melts the snow above it. This describes a normal winter, not this one.