If you were hoping to celebrate Christmas under a blanket of snow this year… well… you better make like Bing and keep dreaming.
The warmer weather in recent days has melted the hope that the snow can stay on the ground for Christmas this year.
“We cannot write off snow falling locally on December 24, but the latest forecasts suggest a front approaching Denmark from the southwest, which is likely to bring sleet or very wet snow around the country.” said Jens Baunbæk Lindskjold, DMI meteorologist.
“The forecast is uncertain and sleet could change to rain or snow, but we can completely rule out a white Christmas nationwide.”
However, Lindskjold said that the weather seems to cool off after Christmas and that there may be snow between then and the New Year.
A rarity in Denmark
To be considered a ‘white Christmas’, there must be at least half a centimeter of snow in 90 percent of the country by the afternoon of December 24.
A white Christmas has only been recorded 12 times since 1874 – seven times in the 20th century and twice in the 21st century.
The last time a back-to-back display was in 2009 and 2010, while the last time it snowed locally was in 2018.
Source: The Nordic Page