It’s been positively arctic across Connecticut for the past few days and Monday is no different.
But snow by Christmas?
Yes, it’s still possible there will be frozen white stuff on the ground in parts of Connecticut on Christmas Day. Hanukkah starts that night too.
As of now, Accuweather says Tuesday night will be “good weather” for Santa.
But first, according to Accuweather, comes “a little snow” in the morning Tuesday.
The National Weather Service says “a chance of snow, mainly before 10 a.m.” for Tuesday, but no accumulation expected.
According to the National Weather Service, this is a results of “a low pressure system crossing the Great Lakes region on Monday” that will “produce a corridor of mixed wintry precipitation from southern Minnesota to southern Lower Michigan, and mainly light to moderate snow to the north across northern Wisconsin and into northern Michigan. Winter weather advisories are currently in effect for those areas.
“This low reaches the Northeast U.S. Christmas Eve, with light snow mainly for interior portions.”
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Further, the weather service notes, “Much of the East Coast region will have a very cold start to the holiday week on Monday, with an arctic surface high slowly moving east across the region.”
The service predicts it will be sunny, with a high near 32 in most of Connecticut on Christmas Day.
So it looks like there could be a dusting early Tuesday, but don’t get your hopes up for anything substantial.
Gov. Ned Lamont put the state’s severe cold weather protocol into effect through noon on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
“This is the first time the protocol has been activated this season. Its purpose is to ensure that the most vulnerable populations receive protection from the severe cold, which could be life threatening if exposed to the elements for extended periods of time,” he said. “While enacted, a system is set up for state agencies and municipalities to coordinate with United Way 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to make sure that anyone in need can receive shelter from the outdoors, including transportation to shelters.”
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Keep in mind that despite the potential for flurries remaining in parts of Connecticut on Christmas Day, a white Christmas here is on the rare side, experts say, despite the songs and movies that like to herald them. Here’s data on some cities that did get one and when.
Here’s the National Weather Service “snow map.”
As for the idea of a white Christmas anywhere? Accuweather said: “Outside of oddball Christmas storms, however, chances of a white Christmas in the United States are becoming less and less likely.
In its data on White Christmases, the Northeast Regional Climate Center has predicted much of a declining chance for Greater Hartford.
