Is There A Chance of a “White Christmas” in New Jersey?❄️

Chance of a White Christmas in New Jersey?

"I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas" is one of the most well-known lines in a Christmas song. For us in New Jersey that may be all we have "a dream" because chances are we will not usually have a white Christmas in the Garden State.

According to a recent Patch article, "The probability of a white Christmas is historically between 10 and 25 percent in most of New Jersey, a projection based on three-decade averages in snow accumulation, temperatures and other climatological data."

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It is a bit frustrating because every Hallmark Movie has a white Christmas and every Christmas special has a blizzard on Christmas Eve, but for us here in Jersey it's usually not the case  It's kind of how no one usually goes swimming on Memorial Day, yet we always open the pool that weekend for the summer.

This year, according to Patch, "The probability of a white Christmas is between 5 percent and 25 percent in much of New Jersey, according to AccuWeather, which also uses NOAA historical data in its forecast."

The Weather Channel forecast (Newark, NJ) calls for a cloudy day on Christmas with highs around 40 degrees. The chance of precipitation is approximately 22%. By the way, it will be chilly Christmas Eve with lows below freezing at around 30 or upper 20s.

If you are looking ahead to New Year's Eve, the Weather Channel is saying it will be cloudy with lows in the mid to upper 30s as the New Year arrives.

The only chance of seeing some snow for the holiday is possibly tomorrow (Friday) when we have a 61% chance of seeing "some" snow showers at various locations in New Jersey. There is a slight possibility of some snow showers on Christmas Eve in Sussex County, which is usually our snowiest county in the northwest section of the state.

So once again our main chance of seeing snow for Christmas will be on the Hallmark Channel. Regardless, have a very Merry Christmas.