Christmas will be warm and bright, with no snow expected

The recent cold snap is about to change, bringing a warming trend that is likely to melt away any hopes of snow on the ground for Christmas.

Cody Braud, a Fox Weather meteorologist, said that while it may still be too early to gauge whether or not we’ll see snow in the New York City area come Dec. 25, the chances are not good.

“It’s probably more than unlikely, at this point,” Braud said Saturday.

“The pattern we are looking at for the next two weeks, through Christmas, it’s looking like it will be on the warmer side, not just for New York City but probably for the bulk of the country — as it stands now.”

Things could change this coming week, he explained.

But in his expert opinion, this will be a flake-free holiday.

“We won’t have many shots at cold air coming into the lower 48 after we get through this week,” Braud said.

Braud said the jet stream looks as though it won’t dip too far from Canada, keeping the cold temperatures well north.

“That limits the chance of seeing snow with a system,” he added, noting there will likely be a dome of high pressure across the middle of the country on Christmas Day.

Ken Elliott, a meteorologist at New Jersey’s WeatherWorks, also told the Asbury Park Press snow on Dec. 25 would be a Christmas miracle.

“I think Christmas is gonna be like a transitionary period,” Elliot said, adding temps will remain above normal during Christmas before dropping at the end of the month.

“We’re going to be in a warm spell, at least a mild spell, starting next week into about Christmas,” Elliot said, “and it’s just gonna be hard to overcome that.”