Chances of a White Christmas Dwindling for Many

Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? If you live in the Rockies or near the Great Lakes, you are in luck. The odds of snow being on the ground on Christmas morning across the central and eastern U.S. will depend on the timing and intensity of a winter storm forecast to move through the region in the days leading up to the holidays. Here is what meteorologists are predicting one week out from Christmas Day.

Best Chances of a White Christmas

It has been an unusually cold and snowy start to the winter season for a large swath of the country. Unfortunately for those hoping for a White Christmas, the inclement conditions are not sticking around through the holiday. Meteorologists define a White Christmas as one when there is at least an inch of snow on the ground on December 25. This may include either snow that had fallen leading up to the holiday and stuck around or flakes that flew on Christmas Day itself.

Looking ahead to the forecast for next week, meteorologists are predicting that it will be snowy in the typical places on the holiday. This means that the central and northern Rockies are most likely to see a White Christmas, as is the case almost every year. The top terrains of Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and Colorado are looking like they will have plenty of snow covering the ground on Christmas morning. The odds drop to about 40% to 75% for locations just outside of the mountains.