By Jillian MacMath , AccuWeather staff writer
December 15,2016, 8:24:19AM,EST
For many, snowfall on Christmas Day is almost as important as Santa Claus himself. This year, however, snowy scenes may be found mostly in movies.
A mild weather pattern will grip the nation, leaving few regions the opportunity to see flakes fly on Dec. 25.Just under 10 days from the holiday, the best chances to experience a white Christmas will be across the northeastern and north-central United States.
However, that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to watch the snow falling on Christmas Day or even Christmas Eve, forecasters say.
“I would expect to see some snow still on the ground over northern New England and northern New York but with a mild pattern around at that time, it might be tough to see much fresh snow,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Alan Reppert said.
As for the big cities along the East Coast, including Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City, chances are even slimmer for snow on the holiday.
“Temperatures might even be in the 40s in the afternoon, making for a slightly above-average Christmas Day,” he said.
Though it will bear a stark contrast to the recent extreme cold across the Northeast, it won’t be quite as warm as the Christmas of 2015, when many were able to don t-shirts instead of holiday sweaters.
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Those spending the holiday in northern Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of the northern Plains may be in luck; cooler air will allow snow that’s already fallen to stick around into the holiday.
“Temperatures will be cold up until Christmas, but look to be turning warmer even for the Plains for around Christmas Day,” Reppert said.
Colder air will instead hover over the West and the Rockies.
Snow is likely to fall in the typical areas of the mountains and in higher elevations. However, cities such as Denver and Billings, Montana, will likely miss out.
A lack of cold air along the Washington and Oregon coastline will cause any Christmas precipitation to fall as rain only.
Some of this may stretch into northern California, translating to snow in the higher elevations.
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Mary Beth ·
Have some of ours here in Wisconsin!!!!
Peter B. Steele ·
Got plenty here in the last 24 hours in Sault Sainte Marie, MI we will not have a green christmas like last year thats for sure
Maria Puksich Leubner ·
yes come on up to wi take it all i dont want it!!!!
Snow come to wv,!!!
Most
of us hillbillies don't like snow.. If someone would just dump a truck
load in Liz's front yard, I'm sure she would be more than happy, and
bake you a nice box of Christmas cookies !
Richard Fanning ·
Models aren't showing a warmer pattern. They show ups and downs like we have been having.
Thomas A. Tom Tass
Happy to pass on the snow and cold to who ever wants it
Benjamin Wiant
Editor: Your headline should read "quash", not "squash".
Colin Gregory Bowers
They need to have Elliot do all their editing. He's the grammar whiz.
David Colantuono ·
Works at Unemployed
No
White Christmas...what a surprise. It seems every year is the same
thing. Even though it will be cooler than the May-like Christmas we had
in 2015, it still will remain snowless once again. Once more, we have
to wake up on Christmas morning to a bare ground. That's, what...at
least 20 years in a row now? Our last White Christmas was back in the
mid 1990s, to put it into perspective.
P.S., in case anyone forgot where I live, I live in New Jersey.
P.S., in case anyone forgot where I live, I live in New Jersey.
William Smith ·
Same
thing here for us and I'm in Westchester just north of the NYC. I can
count on one hand the # of white Christmases we've had here since I was a
little kid and I'm nearly 40 years old now. Don't know if it's climate
change or not,but we've got as much of a chance of a white Xmas here in
the NYC area most years as they do down in the Deep South in cities like
Atlanta and Charlotte.
Kyle Shalley
Hoping to go up to Flagstaff around new years hope there will be some snow!
James Anthony Hines ·
So instead of snowballs the people of the east will have to resort to mud balls for the Saturnalian holidays.
Tracylea Byford
A lovely, festive snow cover on the ground where we are in Vermont! And a bit more predicted Saturday.
Steven Brent
I
live in Florida mainly because there's almost zero chance of snow and
60 is plenty cold enough. Christmas has absolutely nothing to do with
snow.
Sandy Simons ·
Here VB in Michigan it will still be a white Christmas!!
Daniel Almquist ·
Got plenty of snow and more in a few days
Steve Pherigo ·
Global warming anyone? Oh, wait, I mean Climate Change?
Mark Steil ·
As
usual winter would seem to be a rare event and with mr bluster in
office and no one in his cabint believing in science well the future for
us winter fans is indeed bleak
Paula Jones
You
can have a white Christmas. I'm done with winter already. It's
absolutely miserable here. Snow storms every weekend, below zero
temperatures without the wind chill. Who likes that? Can't get out of
the house (or I should say..don't want to go out), everybody panics
because you know Chicago never gets cold or snow. Grocery stores are
jammed, can't get gas. It's nuts. Take me back to Fall.
Good !
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