Only 50% of Canadians to see a White Christmas. Will YOU?

Warm Chinook winds that blow off the mountains onto the plains of central Montana make it less likely snow will be around on Christmas in places such as Great Falls, Leach said.

“Even if you don’t have fresh snow pack, whatever you do have is certainly going to stick around through the Christmas period”, said Carter.

Thundersnow describes storm conditions during cold weather which brings large quantities of snow instead of rain.

The high on Christmas Day is expected to be in the lower 50s, according to Marc Dahmer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

Officially, a white Christmas occurs when there’s an inch of snow on the ground, Emanuel said.

Dreaming of a White Christmas is about as close as anybody in West Virginia will come to one this year.

On Dec. 22 previous year, the statewide snowpack was 65 percent of average, and never recovered.

“I was really looking forward to coming up here and seeing people ice skating while it was snowing”, McPherson said. Depending on how cold it becomes, snow of 1 to 3 inches may be possible just east of the Interstate 35 corridor. Prior to 2012’s record snow storms that dumped almost a foot of snow on Little Rock and up to 15 inches elsewhere in Arkansas on Christmas, the last Christmas Day snowfall resulting in measurable snow was in 1926. “We will also have a snowy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day”, he said.

Snow covers the canal in Birmingham in December 2010.

Leading up to the holiday, the forecast should look familiar for those living in western Whatcom County: cloudy, rainy, and high temperatures of around 40 degrees.

With that being said, Strong says we should never completely rule out the possibility of snow.

Exacta Weather’s James Madden said damaging 70mph gales were due to pick up tomorrow (Weds). A 60 percent chance of snow is predicted for Christmas Eve.

And one more fact for those who are hoping to pass through winter without seeing any of the white stuff – the D.C. area has had measurable snow in every winter since the Civil War! 21, through Wednesday morning for most of the Colorado high country.