As the holiday season has already begun and Christmas is just around the corner, people in America are turning towards weather maps for predictions because they want to know which conditions to expect during the Christmas week. Recently, a map or 8 to 14-day temperature outlook has been revealed, which shows the Christmas week weather predictions for the American states. So, let’s discuss in this article what kind of temperature will be experienced by the US states because these weather predictions will help travelers prepare for the conditions that are on the way.
Maps Show Christmas Week Weather Predictions Across The United States
Recently, a map has been revealed by the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center which shows that every state in the United States of America is expecting above-average temperatures for an 8 to 14-day period, which goes up to 22nd December. Over the next week, warmer-than-average temperatures are predicted to start across the United States of America. The map or the outlook released by the NWS Climate Prediction Center shows that all US states are expecting a 33% chance of warmer temperatures between 14th December and 18th December. Also, this percentage will jump up to 70% across the Western US from 16th December to 22nd December. Further, the warming trend, which is weeks-long, is already happening, with many cities in the United States seeing warmer-than-normal temperatures on Monday.
The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center stated that above-average temperatures will spread over the Central and Eastern United States in its Monday forecast. At the same time, a surge of cold air will move into the Western and then into the Central United States. Many weather forecasters and meteorologists have said that though it might be too early to reveal a Christmas Day weather forecast, the predictions or trends imply that temperatures will surely be above average. Therefore, depending on the location, if precipitation falls, it would be rain instead of snow.
According to the weather outlooks, several parts of the United States are expected to be dry for the week ending 22nd December. However, regions in the Pacific Northwest, far Northeast, and Southern states, including parts of Florida and Texas, might see the opposite.
The meteorologists of the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center are expecting warm temperatures as they have shared data recently that shows that there are chances of US states for having a White Christmas. However, according to them, if the warm trend continues, then the states that normally have snow during the Christmas time might not see this year. The warming trend, which starts this week, will begin with cold weather and high pressure moving through the Northeast. Brian Hurley, a meteorologist at the NWS Weather Prediction Center, has said that once this weather system moves off the coast over the weekend, then the warm southerly flow will move in along with high temperatures.
By later this week, warmer temperatures will begin in the Western United States and the Southern Plains. According to Brian Hurley, by Sunday, much of the regions from the West to the East will experience temperatures that are near-normal or above-normal, though the biggest temperature increase will be seen in the Central US. According to the data from Processed Webdata by Pricing Culture, sourced from the NWS, Alaska is one of the states where the temperature is warmer than usual for this time of the year. On 9th December 2024, Monday, Anchorage in Alaska recorded the highest temperature of 42 degrees for 9 December since 2019.
It has been said that the current weather in Anchorage, Alaska, is unseasonably warm, with temperatures 14.5°F higher than the five-year historical average. Therefore, this deviation shows a significant increase of 70.73% from the average temperature on 9th December.
