Holiday Weather Forecast: No 'White Christmas' for eastern and central US

People expecting a cold “snowy” winter might find it hard to build a snowman this year. Christmas Eve or Christmas Day is expected to be “one of the warmest one so far in one's lifetime.”

People living in eastern, southeastern and central U.S. might have to face record-breaking high temperatures, reports the Weather Channel. The mild forecast for the central and eastern states means that the prospect for a white Christmas is feeble.

According to AccuWeather, mercury could hit almost 70 degrees on Christmas Eve in New York and between 50 to 50 degrees in areas from Maine to the mid-Atlantic. The temperature is expected to remain the warmest – touching the lower 80s – in the Southeast.

"It appears high temperatures will be close to 70 F on Christmas Eve in New York City, which is about 30 degrees above normal for the date," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Bill Deger. "It was also unusually warm last Christmas Eve in 2014, when Central Park reached 58 F for a high."

The unusually warmer temperature could make this week the “warmest Christmas” week in the living memory of an individual residing in identified areas. The weather is expected to 60s and eventually to 50s over the weekend.

“It’s my favourite part of New York in the wintertime — Manhattan in the snow,” said 28-year-old Colin Feeney of Rockaway Beach, reports the New York Post. “I miss seeing the snow covering the Christmas lights,” he said. “It feels like spring, not like Christmastime.”

Although the current forecast is not expected to add to the happiness to those who want to enjoy snowfall over the Christmas, the situation might not be the same for everyone across the country. People living across Pacific Northwest and northern California can expect mountain snowfall, heavy rainfall and strong winds or storms during the first part of the week.

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