Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Skelmersdale?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
North West England71 m elevation1 km local model
9%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Skelmersdale
Over the 34 years from 1991–2024, Skelmersdale has had a white Christmas about 1 year in 10: 3 of 34 years saw snow fall on Christmas Eve or Day. The most recent was 2009.
9%
White Christmas
6%
Snow on the Day
6%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Skelmersdale, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
3of 34
1990s
90
91
92
White Christmas
9394
White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
White Christmas
092010s
10
11
12
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14
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19
2020s
20
21
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29
About Skelmersdale
Elevation
71 m
Region
North West England
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Skelmersdale sits at 71 m.
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Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Skelmersdale this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 9% chance of a white Christmas in Skelmersdale 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 Skelmersdale have a white Christmas?
- Over 1991–2024, snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day in Skelmersdale about 1 year in 10 (3 of 34 years).
- When did Skelmersdale last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Skelmersdale in our 1991–2024 records was 2009.