Christmas Weather Forecast 2019: Will It Snow In Pennsylvania?

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA — What are the chances for a white Christmas this year in Eastern Pennsylvania? The Farmer's Almanac has released its Christmas weather forecast for the upcoming holiday.

If you are hoping for some snow to make the day feel extra special, you may be disappointed.

In the Philadelphia region, The Old Farmer’s Almanac weather forecast for Christmas calls for "a holiday that's more wet than white." Rain is likely with temperatures in the 40s.

The Old Farmer's Almanac's forecast is similar to that of The Weather Channel, which is also calling for rain and temperatures in the 40s on Christmas. Christmas Eve in the Philadelphia region is expected to be clear, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 40s, The Weather Channel predicts.

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The Old Farmer's Almanac's long-term predictions show there's a better chance of snow over the New Year's holiday than Christmas. From Dec. 28 to Dec. 31, the almanac predicts rain and wet snow.

So where can you go for some snow for Christmas?

If you crave manageable snow on Christmas — not too much but enough to bring a bit of glisten to the landscape — you want to be in the Northeast, according to the almanac's forecast. “It should be a snowy, picturesque Christmas Day,” its forecasters say.

For lots of snow, the almanac points to regions it divides into the Northeast, Lower Lakes, Upper Midwest, Heartland, High Plains, Intermountain and Alaska.

“We expect the white stuff to blanket the ground for Christmas Day!” the almanac excitedly predicts for these areas. “Fresh flakes may fall in the days before Christmas, or even on the holiday itself. Look for the Almanac’s predicted ‘parade of snowstorms’ to march across the northern tier of the country, from central Washington into the Upper Midwest.”

If you want sunshine, the Almanac says, make Christmas a travel destination to the Desert Southwest or to Hawaii.

“Elsewhere in the country, including in Florida, the Southeast, and Texas-Oklahoma, as well as along the Pacific coast (Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest), we’re predicting that Christmas will be shrouded by brief periods of rain and cooler weather overall.”