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The odds of a white Christmas may be diminishing, as meteorologists say a warming trend is expected in the coming weeks.
Arctic air is expected to bring "near record cold" along with "dangerous wind chills" as it tracks south from the Northern High Plains on Friday, spreading into the Central Plains and Ohio Valley on Saturday, then reaching the Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service (NWS).
According to a forecast map from AccuWeather shared with Newsweek, states affected by this icy blast on Friday include Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
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The impacted area shifts towards the Great Lakes area on Saturday, affecting states including Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. Sunday will see impacts across parts of the Northeast and Eastern U.S., according to the map.
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But, there is a change coming. Next week forecasters say that Arctic air will be pushed out of the U.S., allowing temperatures to rise, potentially allowing snow to melt.
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Then the following week could also see relatively warmer temperatures.
"New data this afternoon continues to support the idea of a major pattern flip. This in turn will bring warmer-than-average temperatures to the central and southern U.S. Christmas week," meteorologist James Spann wrote in a post on X, Thursday. "Not looking good for snow fans," Spann added.
A temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) issued on Thursday, for the period December 19-25, suggests that the majority of the country is expected to see above-average temperatures during this window, with the southern U.S. among the most likely regions to see above-normal values, according to the outlook.
Only the most northern portions of the country are expected to see temperatures at or below normal levels, the agency’s forecast suggests.
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"In terms of a white Christmas, the arctic blast coming late this weekend and early next week will be the last in a series of cold shots for a while [and] perhaps the last shot of cold this month," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Bob Larson told Newsweek.
"In fact, significant warming (compared to where we have been) is expected across the Midwest and then into the Mid-Atlantic and much of the Northeast during the week of Christmas, potentially melting much (if not all) of the snow already on the ground."
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