When the Valleys White with Snow
Despite a largely mild Christmas Day - the highest temperature recorded was A further warning for rain and snow is in place for the Midlands and Wales running from 6pm on Tuesday until 11am on Wednesday. T he Met Office warned that roads and railways "likely to be affected by longer journey times due to standing water or snow". It added there is also a chance that homes and businesses could be flooded.
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The last officially white Christmas was recorded in , when parts of Scotland had some snowfall. W arning that temperatures will fall with a risk of ice and snow in some areas, it said: Ice is looking to become more widespread later as skies begin to clear into Boxing Day. Warning of heavy rain turning to snow in places, it said: There is also a smaller chance that individual homes and businesses could be flooded.
A yellow severe weather warning for rain and snow has been updated: Speaking on Monday night, he said: It will start bright, but there will be some wet weather in the south west and it will meet cold air over Wales and the Midlands towards the end of Boxing Day.
F or years, Christmas was declared "white" if a single flake of snow was observed by a professional meteorologist falling on the roof of the London Weather Centre. T he Met Office has now broadened its definition to extend to other parts of the country, although the snow still has to be recorded by a professional.
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Parts of southern Scotland are also seeing rain turning to snow. This has officially made it a white Christmas for some just in the nick of time! T he high of And while mild, it was still chillier than last year when temperatures reached 15C 59F in a number of places including Hull, east Yorkshire. I t was estimated that Airports will also be exceptionally busy over the festive period , with more than 4.
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The Highways Agency has lifted almost miles of roadworks due to take place over the Christmas and New Year period to ease festive congestion. Current weather model forecasts are typically more accurate five to seven days out versus the roughly two weeks we have until Christmas.
It's still too early to accurately predict whether a storm will move through the Valley and be cold enough to produce measurable snowfall. Currently, model runs are suggesting a storm storm system will move through the area late Christmas day, but it will likely be too warm to generate snow in the valley. Another way to answer this question is to look at climate data for the region.
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According to climate data provided by the National Weather Service Office in Boise , there's a 25 percent probability of having snow on the ground Christmas. These figures are generated from data observed over the past years. As you can tell from the map below, our mountain valleys have a much greater chance at a white Christmas than we do in the Treasure Valley.
Reality of a white Christmas in the Treasure Valley
On a brighter note, we have had an inch or more of snow on the ground for the past four Christmases in a row. Maybe we'll keep the white Christmas streak going this year with more snow on the ground. We'll just have to keep an eye on the computer models for now. Local Sports Professional Boise State. Boise Airport takes aim at gun safety.