AccuWeather issues ‘white Christmas’ forecast

JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HAS HEARD BING CROSBY SING THE CLASSIC LINE “ I’M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS”,
WE ARE NOW JUST ONE WEEK FROM CHRISTMAS EVE AND GETTING CLOSER TO KNOWING **WHO** WILL HAVE SNOW FOR THE HOLIDAY.
ACCUWEATHER IS OUT WITH ITS LONG-RANGE FORECAST.
IT SAYS THAT MORE TOWNS AND CITIES, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE A WHITE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO 2023.
IN THE NORTHEAST, ANOTHER BLAST OF SNOW AND RAIN ARE LIKELY HEADED TO THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN LATE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. ACCUWEATHER SAYS THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AREAS THAT TYPICALLY HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS WILL HAVE SNOW ON THE GROUND THIS YEAR.
HOWEVER, ACCU-WEATHER IS PREDICTING A LOW PROBABILITY OF SNOW ON CHRISTMAS ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR INCLUDING BOSTON, NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON D.C. EXPERTS SAY THERE MIGHT BE RAIN OR SNOW ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, BUT THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATION.
HEADING TOWARD THE MIDWEST AND MOUNTAIN WEST, ACCUWEATHER IS FORECASTING A “MEDIUM PROBABILITY” OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS FOR CHICAGO, MINNEAPOLIS AND OMAHA, AS WELL AS DENVER AND SALT LAKE CITY.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE ROCKIES ALREADY HAVE A SOLID SNOWPACK BUT LOWER ELEVATIONS MIGHT NOT EXPERIENCE A WHITE CHRISTMAS.
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, ACCUWEATHER SAYS A STORMY PATTERN HAS BROUGHT MOUNTAIN SNOW TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, PARTS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON STATE. MORE ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS. BUT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IT’S NOT COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW.
AS FOR THE SOUTHERN U.S. WHILE A BLAST OF COLDER AIR FROM A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO START CHRISTMAS WEEK, THERE IS ALMOST NO CHANCE OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES.
IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE AN “WHITE CHRISTMAS’ THERE MUST BE ONE INCH OF SNOW OR MORE, ON THE GROUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.