Local Christmas forecast · 2026

White Christmas in Ripley?

Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.

East Midlands126 m elevation1 km local model
8%Chance of a white Christmas

What history says

Christmas snow in Ripley

The calibrated long-range estimate for Ripley is about 1 year in 10. It combines the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid reconstruction with calibration across rolling historical test periods. The most recent modelled white Christmas in the underlying record was 2009.

8%

White Christmas

5%

Snow on the Day

3%

Snow on the Eve

Christmases in Ripley, 1991–2024

Observed history

Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day

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1990s

91
White Christmas
92
White Christmas
93
White Christmas
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2000s

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White Christmas
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White Christmas
09

2010s

10
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2020s

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White ChristmasNo recorded snow

About Ripley

Elevation

126 m

Region

East Midlands

Model

1 km, in-house

Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Ripley sits at 126 m.

Nearby places

Frequently asked questions

Will it snow in Ripley this Christmas?
The current estimate is a 8% chance of a white Christmas in Ripley in 2026. This far out the number comes from our climate model; it sharpens on its own as the live forecast comes into range, within about a month of Christmas.
How often does Ripley have a white Christmas?
The calibrated long-range estimate for Ripley is 8%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
When did Ripley last have a white Christmas?
The most recent white Christmas in Ripley in our 1991–2024 records was 2009.