White Christmas In CT: Here Are Chances Dreams Will Come True

CONNECTICUT – If you're dreaming of a white Christmas in Connecticut, chances are you're going to be disappointed unless you live in the northwest hills of Litchfield County.

Forecasters have delved into historical records to figure out where snow is likely to fall on the holiday and, though it's certainly possible, Connecticut is not expected to be a winter wonderland.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration built an interactive map to figure out which U.S. areas will have the most seasonal Christmas, based on climatological measurements taken over the last three decades.

Its data suggests that if you want the best chance of seeing a white Christmas in Connecticut you'd better head to the hills, Litchfield's northwest hills that is. There's a 72 percent chance of a white Christmas in northern Litchfield County but that number drops to around 35 percent in the Woodbury area of Litchfield County.

In Fairfield County, there is only a 21 percent chance for a white Christmas near the coast while odds improve to 35 percent for inland sections of Fairfield County.

For New Haven County, the odds are around 29 percent for a white Christmas and in Middlesex County odds are at 27 percent.

In Hartford County, odds of a white Christmas are at 28 percent and 31 percent in Tolland County. In Windham County, the odds improve to 35 percent.

The lowest odds in the state are in New London County where there is just an 18 percent chance of a white Christmas.

AccuWeather's meteorologists give Connecticut a better chance at seeing some flakes, but they still say it's around 25 percent with a mild holiday being more likely this year.

“I do not see snow on the ground around the I-95 corridor, especially from New York City on south," said the agency's forecaster Paul Pastelok.

"Chances for a white Christmas are low."

AccuWeather says snow this year looks set to fall in the west of the country, the plains and the Midwest.

The National Weather Service doesn't give its prediction until much closer to the big day.

The white Christmas ideal in the United States comes from American composer Irving Berlin's classic, "White Christmas," recorded by Bing Crosby and others. The composer wrote the song while staying at an inn in southern California in 1940 and imagining the winters from his childhood in New York.