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White Christmas in Kentucky unlikely this year

A white Christmas in Kentucky is very unlikely this year, which isn't unusual — a meteorologist with the National Weather Service says in much of the state, the chance of snow on Christmas Day is less than 10 percent.
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A white Christmas in Kentucky is very unlikely this year, which isn't unusual — a meteorologist with the National Weather Service says in much of the state, the chance of snow on Christmas Day is less than 10 percent.

Christmas Day is still a few days away, but it’s not too early to predict Kentucky won’t have a white Christmas this year. That’s according to Jane Marie Wix, the warning coordinator meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jackson.

“Looking at the patterns and the models, in that time period, I just don't see enough change to cause us to get cold enough to get snow. Right now we're forecasting around 60 degrees.”

Wix said aside from northern Kentucky and the mountains of the southeastern part of the state, Kentucky typically has a less than 10 percent chance of snow on Christmas Day. She said the last white Christmas in Kentucky was three years ago, when much of the commonwealth received about two inches of snow. A bit of research found other exceptions to the rule.

“The most notable ones were that one, 2020; 1995 we had a 2.1 inch, and then of course the 1993 one where we have 3.6 inches, those are probably the top three in recent history.”

While it’s wonderful to wake up to a white Christmas, Wix pointed out that people driving over the river and through the woods may feel otherwise.

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John McGary is a Lexington native and Navy veteran with three decades of radio, television and newspaper experience.
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