12/19/2023

The Best and Worst Chances of a White Christmas in the Lower 48

Ohio won't be white for the holiday

Where might it be a white Christmas?

We're getting closer to the holiday and can now make somewhat more confident predictions of where in the United States the ground will be covered with at least one inch of snow at 7 a.m. local time Christmas morning — that's the official definition of a white Christmas. (Not that snow lovers would turn away accumulating snow on Christmas Day after that time.)

Human-caused climate change has been shrinking the odds of seeing a white Christmas across the contiguous United States, and that trend seems set to continue this year because of abnormally warm temperatures expected across much of the nation, connected at least in part to El Niño. But while the chances of a white Christmas are low in most major cities, there are still some places that could be snowy leading up to or on Christmas Day.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.