Local Christmas forecast · 2026

White Christmas in Kirkibost?

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

Scotland34 m elevation1 km local model
8%Chance of a white Christmas

What history says

Christmas snow in Kirkibost

The calibrated long-range estimate for Kirkibost 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.

8%

White Christmas

3%

Snow on the Day

4%

Snow on the Eve

Christmases in Kirkibost, 1991–2024

Observed history

Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day

5of 34

1990s

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White Christmas
95
White Christmas
96
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2000s

White Christmas
00
White Christmas
01
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09

2010s

White Christmas
10
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19

2020s

20
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White ChristmasNo recorded snow

About Kirkibost

Elevation

34 m

Region

Scotland

Model

1 km, in-house

Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Kirkibost sits at 34 m.

Nearby places

Frequently asked questions

Will it snow in Kirkibost this Christmas?
The current estimate is a 8% chance of a white Christmas in Kirkibost 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 Kirkibost have a white Christmas?
The calibrated long-range estimate for Kirkibost is 8%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
When did Kirkibost last have a white Christmas?
The most recent white Christmas in Kirkibost in our 1991–2024 records was 2010.