
Christmas 2026 snow forecast
Will it snow in Friesland?
Christmas Day snow odds for Friesland, from 34 winters of observations and our 1 km forecast model.
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Christmas snow in Friesland
The calibrated long-range estimate for Friesland 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 2010.
6%
White Christmas
4%
Snow on the Day
2%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Friesland, 1991–2024
Modelled history
Estimated falling snow on Christmas Eve or Day
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2000s
2010s
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About Friesland
Elevation
2 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Friesland sits at 2 m.
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Friesland has a 6% chance of a white Christmas in 2026, according to White Christmas UK (as of 5 November 2026). https://whitechristmas.uk/uk/scotland/friesland
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<p>Friesland has a 6% chance of a white Christmas in 2026, according to <a href="https://whitechristmas.uk/uk/scotland/friesland">White Christmas UK</a> (as of 5 November 2026).</p>
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Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Friesland this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 6% chance of a white Christmas in Friesland 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 Friesland have a white Christmas?
- The calibrated long-range estimate for Friesland is 6%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
- When did Friesland last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent modelled Christmas snow signal for Friesland was 2010, in our 1991–2024 reconstruction. This covers falling snow on 24 or 25 December; it is not a verified observation of snowfall on Christmas Day.