AccuWeather releases 'white Christmas' forecast
Accuweather says a swath of the Central Plains into the Great Lakes has a higher than normal chance and lists Omaha among cities most likely to have a white Christmas.
By News Channel NebraskaAccuWeather Global Center released its white Christmas forecast today.
Long-range forecasters say La Nina conditions, in which sea temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean drop to lower than average, usually push storms northward and leave southern regions dry.
The nation's Northeast will have below-average chances of a white Christmas, where there is at least an inch of snow on the ground.
Chances are reduced in Denver, Colo., which has recorded 224 consecutive snowless days as of Dec. 1, but the Northwest is expected to have higher-than-normal chances of a snowfall.
Accuweather says a swath of the Central Plains into the Great Lakes has a higher than normal chance and lists Omaha among cities most likely to have a white Christmas.