Local Christmas forecast · 2026

White Christmas in Holbeck?

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

Yorkshire and the Humber20 m elevation1 km local model
4%Chance of a white Christmas

What history says

Christmas snow in Holbeck

The calibrated long-range estimate for Holbeck is fewer than 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.

4%

White Christmas

3%

Snow on the Day

2%

Snow on the Eve

Christmases in Holbeck, 1991–2024

Observed history

Snow fell on Christmas Eve or Day

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1990s

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2000s

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White Christmas
09

2010s

White Christmas
10
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2020s

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White ChristmasNo recorded snow

About Holbeck

Elevation

20 m

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

Model

1 km, in-house

Higher and more northerly places tend to score better, and Holbeck sits at 20 m.

Nearby places

Frequently asked questions

Will it snow in Holbeck this Christmas?
The current estimate is a 4% chance of a white Christmas in Holbeck 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 Holbeck have a white Christmas?
The calibrated long-range estimate for Holbeck is 4%, based on the 1991–2024 HadUK-Grid record and rolling historical validation.
When did Holbeck last have a white Christmas?
The most recent white Christmas in Holbeck in our 1991–2024 records was 2010.