Christmas 2026 snow forecast
Will it snow in Newbigging?
Christmas Day snow odds for Newbigging, from 34 winters of observations and our 1 km forecast model.
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Christmas snow in Newbigging
The calibrated long-range estimate for Newbigging is about 3 years 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 2023.
29%
White Christmas
21%
Snow on the Day
12%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Newbigging, 1991–2024
Modelled history
Estimated falling snow on Christmas Eve or Day
20of 34
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Beyond Christmas Day
Will it snow in Newbigging this winter?
At Leuchars, the nearest long-running weather station (72 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.
Will it snow in the UK this winter? When and where snow usually arrives →About Newbigging
Elevation
390 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Newbigging sits at 390 m.
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Newbigging has a 29% chance of a white Christmas in 2026, according to White Christmas UK (as of 5 November 2026). https://whitechristmas.uk/uk/scotland/newbigging-4
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<p>Newbigging has a 29% chance of a white Christmas in 2026, according to <a href="https://whitechristmas.uk/uk/scotland/newbigging-4">White Christmas UK</a> (as of 5 November 2026).</p>
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Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Newbigging this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 29% chance of a white Christmas in Newbigging 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 Newbigging have a white Christmas?
- The calibrated long-range estimate for Newbigging is 29%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
- Will it snow in Newbigging this winter?
- Very likely at some point. At Leuchars, the nearest long-running weather station (72 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 Newbigging last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent modelled Christmas snow signal for Newbigging was 2023, 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.