What are the chances of a white Christmas in South-Central PA?

Later in the week you might want some milk for hot chocolate as we count down to winter. The winter solstice is four days away on December 21st at 421 p.m. Then we officially switch to winter. That’s why I said you might like some hot chocolate. Temperatures today are 54°C. So it’s very mild. BUT LOOK AHEAD AS WE APPROACH THE WEEKEND. The entry into the 30s. AND IN SOME CASES THEY DON’T GET ABOVE FREEZING. Maybe you’re now thinking about how great our chance of a white Christmas is. WILL WE GET ONE THIS YEAR? Well, in any given year we have less than a 20% chance here in the SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. Unless you go up by MIFFLIN and JUNIATA, it’s about 21, 22%. And if we look at the 8-1014 day outlook, things aren’t looking particularly good for a white Christmas. AT THESE TEMPERATURES WE WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE. And then when we look at the precipitation outlook here, we’re about average. We therefore do not expect any major storms on the way to Christmas, which is good news. BUT WE ARE NOT EXPECTING THE COLD EITHER. So if you were hoping for a white Christmas

What are the chances of a white Christmas in south-central Pennsylvania?

Updated: December 17, 2024, 2:34 p.m. EST

We’re keeping an eye on December 25th to see if we could have a white Christmas in south-central Pennsylvania. “Every year here in the Susquehanna Valley we have less than a 20 percent chance (of snowfall), unless you’re up near Mifflin, Juniata. Right there it’s about 21, 22 percent,” said WGAL meteorologist Mike Susko. As far as our chances for a white Christmas this year, things aren’t looking promising. “The temperatures will be above average. And if we even look at the precipitation outlook, we’re average. “So we don’t expect any major storms heading into Christmas,” Mike said. WGAL WEATHER LINKS: INTERACTIVE RADAR | ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS | CURRENT TERMS | HOURLY FORECAST | 10 DAY FORECAST | WEEKEND FORECAST | CARD ROOM | DOWNLOAD THE APP | WEATHER EMAILS

We’re keeping an eye on December 25th to see if we could have a white Christmas in south-central Pennsylvania.

“Every year here in the Susquehanna Valley we have less than a 20 percent chance (of snowfall), unless you’re up near Mifflin, Juniata. It’s about 21, 22 percent right there,” said WGAL meteorologist Mike Susko.

As for our chances of a white Christmas this year, things don’t look promising.

“We will be above average in terms of temperatures. And if we even look at the precipitation outlook, we’re average. So we’re not expecting any major storms as we head into Christmas,” Mike said.

WGAL WEATHER LINKS: INTERACTIVE RADAR | ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS | CURRENT TERMS | HOURLY FORECAST | 10 DAY FORECAST | WEEKEND FORECAST | CARD ROOM | DOWNLOAD THE APP | WEATHER EMAILS

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