Christmas 2026 snow forecast

Will it snow in Greenburn?

12%Outside chanceChance of a white Christmas

Christmas Day snow odds for Greenburn, from 34 winters of observations and our 1 km forecast model.

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What history says

Christmas snow in Greenburn

The calibrated long-range estimate for Greenburn 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 2021.

12%

White Christmas

7%

Snow on the Day

6%

Snow on the Eve

Christmases in Greenburn, 1991–2024

Modelled history

Estimated falling snow on Christmas Eve or Day

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1990s

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2020s

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Modelled snow signalBelow model threshold
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Beyond Christmas Day

Will it snow in Greenburn this winter?

At Leuchars, the nearest long-running weather station (80 km away), snow has settled in 74% of winters, on about 5.8 days a winter. It usually first settles around 31 December, and lies there in December in 30% of years.

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About Greenburn

Elevation

212 m

Region

Scotland

Model

1 km, in-house

Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Greenburn sits at 212 m.

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Greenburn Christmas 2026 forecast card: 12% chance of falling snow on 24 or 25 December. The card includes its date and forecast basis.
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Greenburn has a 12% chance of a white Christmas in 2026, according to White Christmas UK (as of 5 November 2026). https://whitechristmas.uk/uk/scotland/greenburn

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Frequently asked questions

Will it snow in Greenburn this Christmas?
The current estimate is a 12% chance of a white Christmas in Greenburn 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 Greenburn have a white Christmas?
The calibrated long-range estimate for Greenburn is 12%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
Will it snow in Greenburn this winter?
Very likely at some point. At Leuchars, the nearest long-running weather station (80 km away), snow has settled in 74% of winters, on about 5.8 days a winter, usually first around 31 December. Snow lies there in December in 30% of years.
When did Greenburn last have a white Christmas?
The most recent modelled Christmas snow signal for Greenburn was 2021, 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.