Local Christmas forecast · 2026
White Christmas in Straloch?
Your local snow odds for Christmas Day, built from 34 winters of observations and our latest forecast model.
Scotland257 m elevation1 km local model
16%Chance of a white Christmas
What history says
Christmas snow in Straloch
The calibrated long-range estimate for Straloch is about 2 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.
16%
White Christmas
10%
Snow on the Day
9%
Snow on the Eve
Christmases in Straloch, 1991–2024
Observed history
Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day
11of 34
1990s
90
91
92
93
94
White Christmas
9596
97
98
99
2000s
White Christmas
0001
02
03
White Christmas
0405
06
White Christmas
0708
09
2010s
10
11
White Christmas
1213
White Christmas
14White Christmas
1516
17
18
White Christmas
192020s
White Christmas
20White Christmas
2122
White Christmas
2324
25
26
27
28
29
About Straloch
Elevation
257 m
Region
Scotland
Model
1 km, in-house
Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Straloch sits at 257 m.
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Frequently asked questions
- Will it snow in Straloch this Christmas?
- The current estimate is a 16% chance of a white Christmas in Straloch 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 Straloch have a white Christmas?
- The calibrated long-range estimate for Straloch is 16%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
- When did Straloch last have a white Christmas?
- The most recent white Christmas in Straloch in our 1991–2024 records was 2023.