Will you have a white Christmas? It's the annual question snow lovers have as the holiday approaches.
Though a white Christmas is virtually certain in some areas, the return of milder air and a storm ahead of the holidays will play a pivotal role in which parts of the Midwest and Northeast will have snow on the ground on Christmas morning, according to AccuWeather.
“The start of the winter season was remarkably cold and snowy for millions of people this year," AccuWeather lead long-range expert Paul Pastelok said in an e-mail to USA TODAY. However, "that frigid and stormy pattern is not sticking around for the holidays.”
“More than 45% of America was blanketed in snow in early December. Snow lovers may be left disappointed in many towns this Christmas. Pacific air flowing over the Rockies can warm melting snow in a lot of places right before the holiday,” Pastelok said. “Areas with several inches of compact snow on the ground and colder air may luck out and experience a white Christmas.”
A white Christmas is all but certain for snow lovers in parts of the central and northern Rockies in 2025.
