Dec 23, 2024 - News
Salt Lake's odds of a white Christmas
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If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, try not to bite to the quick of your nails.
Driving the news: The next chance of snow in the forecast was the night before Christmas, as of late Sunday.
- But with lows barely below freezing and Christmas Day highs in the low 40s, it's tough to tell whether the storm will come as rain or snow.
Catch up quick: Salt Lake City has had at least an inch of snow on the ground for 65% of the Christmases from 2003 to 2022.
Zoom out: It's not a big shocker that the Mountain West has some of the highest white Christmas probabilities in the nation, thanks to our high elevation.
Yes, but: Past performance is no guarantee of future results — especially as climate change shrinks the length of snow seasons in parts of the country, changing the odds of a white Christmas over time.