Will It Be a White Christmas? The Old Farmer’s Almanac Just Revealed Its Holiday Forecast

Whether you're hitting the road or hopping on a plane, traveling during the holiday season can be unpredictable. Thankfully, The Old Farmer's Almanac is offering an early look at weather conditions across the U.S. and Canada to help you prepare for one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

The week leading up to Christmas and the weekend after will bring a wide range of winter weather—from snow to clear skies. Snow is expected across many areas of the U.S., including the Northeast, Upper Midwest, Lower Lakes, the eastern Ohio Valley, and Alaska, leading to a chance for a white Christmas. Because of this, roads may be slippery, so allow extra time to get where you're going.

According to The Old Farmer's Almanac forecast, storms and rain are expected in the northern Pacific Northwest and the Alaska panhandle, with rain or snow showers across the Intermountain and High Plains regions of the Western U.S. The Pacific Southwest will also see a few showers later in the week, just in time for those return trips back home.

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Sunny skies and minimal precipitation are forecast for the Southeast region and Florida, the rest of the Midwest, Texas, Oklahoma, and Hawaii.

There's expected to be a mix of weather conditions throughout the holiday week in areas like the Deep South, where sunny skies turn to showers, and the Atlantic Corridor, where rain and snow showers give way to sunshine. The Appalachians will see sunny skies in the north and showers in the south before snow arrives closer to the holiday. At the same time, the Desert Southwest is forecasted to experience sun followed by isolated showers.

Very cold temperatures are predicted for the Northeast and along the Atlantic Corridor during this time, so be sure to bundle up when heading out. Florida is also expected to experience colder-than-normal temperatures. And the Upper Midwest region will start mild but turn frigid later in the week.