Experts skeptical of white Christmas

Whereas it’s too quickly to say for positive, Denver’s possibilities for a white Christmas aren’t wanting good, in line with Nationwide Climate Service meteorologists.

The Nationwide Climate Service defines a white Christmas as having one inch of snow on the bottom by 5 a.m., when forecasters submit morning measurements and climate outlooks.

With a heat and dry week forward for the Denver metro space, the possibilities of snow falling on or earlier than Christmas are slim, NWS meteorologist Zach Hiris stated.

The Denver metro can count on each day excessive temperatures to hover across the higher 50s and decrease 60s this week, according to NWS forecasters. Temperatures are anticipated to drop to excessive 20s and low 30s in a single day — doubtlessly freezing situations — however with the dry climate there received’t be any snow.

This week’s heat, dry situations are nice for getting extra time exterior with household this vacation season, however they doesn’t bode effectively for a snowy Christmas, Hiris stated.

A climate sample change is coming over the weekend, with a possible storm brewing on the horizon for Colorado, nevertheless it’s too early to say when it’d hit Denver or if it can convey snow to the town, Hiris stated.

Denver had a white Christmas final yr after almost 5 years with out one, with 2 inches of snow recorded on the bottom Christmas morning in 2022, in line with NWS tracking data. The town hasn’t seen snowfall on Christmas since 2015.

Traditionally, the Denver metro space has seen white Christmases between 25% and 35% of time because the climate service started monitoring in 1900, Hiris stated.

That share jumps to 45% in Boulder and continues to develop as you get increased into the foothills and the mountains, he stated.