A few parts of the country may get a white Christmas in 2024, but the majority will not. And in the future, shifts in weather patterns driven by global warming may make them even less likely.

Plains. A few white Christmas wishes came true in the Plains last year. Pierre, South Dakota, had 2 inches on the ground, and 4.2 inches of snow fell during the day.

If you want a white Christmas in a city setting, your best bets historically are Minneapolis – about a 70% chance — or Burlington, Vermont — around a 60 to 65% chance.

A white Christmas also is expected for some states with snow already on the ground, though they aren't expecting to see fresh snowfall, AccuWeather long-range expert Paul Pastelok told Newsweek.

Plains. A few white Christmas wishes came true in the Plains last year. Pierre, South Dakota, had 2 inches on the ground, and 4.2 inches of snow fell during the day.

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New York City woke up to its first white Christmas in 15 years. But only a few areas of the U.S. are likely to see snow in the weather forecast for Christmas 2024.

The majority of snowy Christmases, therefore, have been the result of snowstorms taking place in the days before. Meteorologists define a white Christmas as when there is at least one inch of snow ...

A white Christmas is mostly something to dream about in the D.C. area. Only once in a great while do Washingtonians awaken to a beautiful blanket of snow on Christmas morning.

In 2020, a white Christmas was observed in Knoxville, Tennessee, (2 inches) and Roanoke, Virginia (1 inch). Nashville had a trace of snow on Christmas Day in 2020. white_xmas_south_2024.jpg.