Wow! Are You Dreaming of a White Christmas in Ocean County Could it Happen?

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. Just like the ones I used to know. Where the treetops glisten and children listen, to hear sleigh bells in the snow, oh, the snow ~ Irving Berlin

Yes, the idea of a snowy Christmas is always a holiday treat. Most holiday specials involve a snowy Christmas and Santa visiting with a blanket of "newly fallen snow". This is a beautiful picture but it doesn't happen very often. According to a Patch article, "White Christmas has multiple definitions. When it comes to snow falling and blanketing the land, New Jersey's last white Christmas was in 1966, according to NorthJersey.com. Federal climate officials, however, define it as having at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on Christmas morning."

So what are our chances this year for a "White Christmas"? Looking at the current extended forecast from the Weather Channel, there is a 58% chance of snow showers on Friday, December 23rd. Temps will be very cold. Friday, December 23rd highs will only be at freezing, and lows will be near 14 degrees. So any snow we could get will stick around. Saturday, December 24th (Christmas Eve) will only reach a high of q27 degrees and lows will dip to 13 degrees into Christmas morning.

So as you can see we have a nearly 60% chance of some snow 2 days before Christmas, but if we get any it should stay around for Santa. So keep dreaming and maybe this year we will have a "White Christmas".

"I said, I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright and may all your Christmas' be white" ~ Irving Berlin