Christmas 2026 snow forecast
Will it snow in Newton of Buttergrass?
Christmas Day snow odds for Newton of Buttergrass, from 34 winters of observations and our 1 km forecast model.
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Christmas snow in Newton of Buttergrass
The calibrated long-range estimate for Newton of Buttergrass 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 2018.
8%
White Christmas
2%
Snow on the Day
6%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Newton of Buttergrass, 1991–2024
Modelled history
Estimated falling snow on Christmas Eve or Day
5of 34
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Beyond Christmas Day
Will it snow in Newton of Buttergrass this winter?
At Leuchars, the nearest long-running weather station (61 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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Elevation
128 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Newton of Buttergrass sits at 128 m.
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Newton of Buttergrass has an 8% chance of a white Christmas in 2026, according to White Christmas UK (as of 5 November 2026). https://whitechristmas.uk/uk/scotland/newton-of-buttergrass
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<p>Newton of Buttergrass has an 8% chance of a white Christmas in 2026, according to <a href="https://whitechristmas.uk/uk/scotland/newton-of-buttergrass">White Christmas UK</a> (as of 5 November 2026).</p>
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Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Newton of Buttergrass this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 8% chance of a white Christmas in Newton of Buttergrass 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 Newton of Buttergrass have a white Christmas?
- The calibrated long-range estimate for Newton of Buttergrass is 8%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
- Will it snow in Newton of Buttergrass this winter?
- Very likely at some point. At Leuchars, the nearest long-running weather station (61 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 Newton of Buttergrass last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent modelled Christmas snow signal for Newton of Buttergrass was 2018, 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.