CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - If you asked for a white Christmas this year, it appears you’re going to be disappointed.
We should get precipitation on Christmas, but AccuWeather senior meteorologist Joe Lundberg said it won’t be the kind most are hoping for.
“It looks unseasonably mild and wet,” Lundberg said. “Normal highs will be about 35 degrees on Christmas Day, and we’re expecting it to be at least 50, and that means no snow, and it means an opportunity for some rain as this storm system moves through the area.”
It’s not just us. Lundberg said most of the country and parts of Canada are seeing warmer than normal temperatures.
“To be this mild is quite unusual…We’re talking almost 20 degrees above average, which is very, very unusual,” said Lundberg.
Those warmer temperatures have meant significantly less snow.
“About 15% of the country right now has snow cover, which is extraordinarily low, in fact that’s record low, and we don’t expect it to increase an awful lot between now and Christmas Day,” added Lundberg.
That could mean good news for people flying over the holiday. AccuWeather said the closest snow for Christmas will be in northern Minnesota or Nebraska.
We are not expected to break the record high temperature on Christmas, set back in 1982 when it was 64 degrees.
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