It’s the holiday season, and here in Florida, we can decorate our house with Christmas lights in shorts and sandals or walk on the beach with just a light jacket. We build sandmen in the Tampa Bay area, not snowmen.
Dreams of a White Christmas here are just that ... dreams. So where in the country do you need to be in order for that dream to be possible? The accompanying map looks at the historical probability of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day.
The areas in white on this map have the highest probability, while the areas in dark gray show the probability at less than 10 percent. Looking back at the last 30 years, the best chances for snow on Dec. 25 include the mountains, parts of Minnesota and Upstate New York. It’s the 1981-2010 averages for about 9,800 weather stations across the country .
For some, mild weather is just fine for Christmas. But for others, it’s just not Christmas without some snow on the ground.
While this map gives us a look at Christmas in the past, this year, the weather could be different. So if you are traveling next week, we will keep you updated on who will have snow and who won’t. Some much colder air is expected for parts of the country, and that colder air could come to Florida for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Keep watching Weather on the Nines for your local forecast and what to expect next week.