Nine states from Virginia to Maine are under snow warnings on Christmas Eve as a band of snow moves across the Northeast, bringing treacherous driving conditions.
White Christmas?
The National Weather Service considers it a white Christmas if there is an inch or more of snow on the ground at 7 a.m. on Christmas morning.
New York City may see its first white Christmas in 15 years. An inch of snow fell in Central Park on Christmas Eve, but it’s unclear if it will melt before Christmas Day.
Other cities that have a good chance of having a white Christmas are: Minneapolis; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Boston; Buffalo, New York; and Burlington, Vermont.
This weather map shows if an inch or more of snow is forecast.
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Christmas Eve forecast
By Christmas Eve morning, the heaviest snow is hitting upstate New York and northern New England, where locally more than 1 foot of snow is possible.
Up to 1 inch of snow is possible along the Interstate 95 corridor from Washington, DC to Boston Tuesday morning.
People walk through the Boston Public Gardens after a snowstorm on Dec. 21, 2024, in Boston.
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People walk through Central Park in the snow on December 21, 2024 in New York City.
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A winter weather advisory has been issued for DC and Philadelphia due to the dangerous combination of potential snow cover with sleet.
This weather map shows ice and snow alerts for the Northeast for Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
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By Tuesday evening, the snow will end and the sun will rise in the Northeast, bringing a dry Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day morning.
Meanwhile, there is a strong storm system in the Pacific Ocean creating extreme waves Which are only seen on the west coast every few years.
Waves could reach 60 feet in northern California and southern Oregon and reach 25 feet in southern California Tuesday morning.
This handout by Nazar Mishchuck shows part of the collapsed Santa Cruz Pier on a beach on December 23, 2024 in Santa Cruz, California.
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This storm is bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay Area.
A patch of rain may reach southern California, including Los Angeles, by the afternoon.
Christmas Day forecast
On Christmas Day, temperatures will reach 35 degrees in New York, 39 degrees in Chicago, 53 degrees in Raleigh, North Carolina, and 59 degrees in Memphis, Tennessee.
Temperatures will rise a bit below normal in the Northeast and slightly above normal in the Midwest.
Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Christmas Day from Texas to Mississippi to Tennessee.
This weather map shows the forecast for Christmas Day 25 December 2024.
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Six to 12 inches of snow is forecast for the Rocky Mountains from Taos, New Mexico to Big Sky, Montana.
It will be a rainy Christmas afternoon in Oregon and Washington, with snow in the Cascade Range.
