If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas in Waterloo Region, don’t hold your breath – with nine days to go, there isn’t much snow in the forecast before Dec. 25.
“We’ve got some low-pressure systems on the way. Not just one, but a few,” explained Trudy Kidd, a meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada. “That being said though, they don’t look like they’re carrying a whole lot of precipitation with them, that being snow or rain.”
It’s a significant shift from earlier in December, when a few rounds of snow left people with lots of shovelling. But mild temperatures and rain arrived on Monday, washing away much of the white stuff.
Environment and Climate Change Canada defines a white Christmas as two centimetres of snow on the ground at 7 a.m. on Dec. 25.
“At this point, it doesn’t look like the chances are great,” Kidd said.
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