Old Farmer's Almanac releases its 2026 white Christmas forecast
The Old Farmer's Almanac's 2026 white Christmas forecast says the Northeast, the Intermountain region and Alaska are likeliest to see one, with a chance in the Pacific Northwest, High Plains, Lower Lakes and Ohio Valley. It does not expect a white Christmas in the Atlantic Corridor, including the New York City area, the Southeast, Florida, the Deep South, the Upper Midwest, the Heartland, Texas-Oklahoma, the Desert Southwest, the Pacific Southwest or Hawaii. The National Weather Service defines a white Christmas as at least 1 inch of snow on the ground at 7 a.m. Christmas morning. Newsweek notes long-range outlooks can change as December approaches.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac expects a white Christmas in the Northeast, the Intermountain region and Alaska, but not in the Atlantic Corridor, the Southeast, the Upper Midwest, the Heartland or Texas-Oklahoma. A white Christmas means at least 1 inch of snow on the ground at 7 a.m. on Christmas Day, by the National Weather Service definition. Newsweek notes the outlook is an early indication and could change as December approaches.
Sources
- Newsweek: Old Farmer's Almanac reveals where Americans could see a white Christmas
- FOX 5 New York: 2026 white Christmas weather predictions for NYC area
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