Where Americans Could See a White Christmas This Year

Forecasts suggest the Rocky Mountains and the Heartland have the best chance.
Where Americans Could See a White Christmas This Year
A statue of Santa Claus is covered in snow outside of a realty business in Watertown, N.Y., on Dec. 4, 2024. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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Americans dreaming of a white Christmas in 2024 may have the best chance of seeing one in the north-central, northeast, and northwest corners of the country, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center.

An eight-to-14-day forecast issued on Dec. 16 predicted that while temperatures will be above average for most of the country from Dec. 24 to Dec. 30, so will the chance of precipitation due to more atmospheric river activity.