The likelihood of a “White Christmas” for Chattooga County and surrounding areas is very low this year.   In fact, we can pretty much safely say that unless there is a major disruption in weather patterns over the next several days, we will probably have “typical” or even slightly warmer weather than usual for this time of year.

The last time Chattooga County saw snow on the ground for Christmas was in 2010 with a few inches of snow gave many area residents their first memory of a truly “White Christmas.”

Meteorologists say that the climatological odds of snow on the ground Christmas morning in Northwest Georgia this year are under one percent, and the pattern this year favors above average temperatures across the Southeast U.S. Temperatures have a greater than average chance of being above average. That doesn’t mean we won’t get arctic air outbreaks and cold snaps. What this does mean is that we likely will end up with our average temp through the winter running above average.

So, if you are looking for a White Christmas, you will probably need to drive a few hundred miles north this year.