A white Christmas or not?

Posted 8/21/12

As I write this, it is a week before Christmas, and as I look out the window at 8 a.m., it is 36 degrees outside and the snow cover can best be described as “scattered to broken” here in Shohola, …

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A white Christmas or not?

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As I write this, it is a week before Christmas, and as I look out the window at 8 a.m., it is 36 degrees outside and the snow cover can best be described as “scattered to broken” here in Shohola, PA. Some mild weather has arrived since our last big snowstorm, and depending where you are, you may have more or less snow on the ground at your location.

The chances of seeing a white Christmas are somewhat up in the air as of this writing, with the 10-day forecast calling for some snow showers on the 21st and a more significant storm on Christmas Day, which is forecast to start out as rain. Again, location will determine how much, if any snow arrives by Christmas.

A longer-range winter forecast, issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), calls for slightly warmer than normal temperatures, and slightly more precipitation than normal. It appears from the forecast that we won’t have the bitterly cold temperatures of last year; this forecast was issued on October 16, so conditions may vary.

If it does or doesn’t snow on Christmas Day, take extra care if you drive somewhere during the holidays. The images in this week’s column are from the couple of snows we had last month. Enjoy, no matter what the weather may be Christmas Day. Above all, no matter what holiday you may celebrate this time of year, on behalf of folks at The River Reporter, we wish you a happy, safe, and peaceful holiday season.

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