Are you dreaming of a white Christmas in Pittsburgh?
While there's no guarantee, there's a chance the Steel City and the surrounding Ohio Valley will have snowy holidays.
Old Farmer's Almanac recently released its white Christmas 2026 forecast for regions across the United States. The map shows which areas will see an inch or more of snow on the ground on Dec. 25 morning.
Here's what Pittsburgh
can expect.Will Pittsburgh have a white Christmas? Old Farmer's Almanac 2026 snow prediction
The Ohio Valley, including Pittsburgh, has a chance of a white Christmas, according to the almanac. This means the area may have at least one inch of snow on the ground on Christmas morning, though it doesn't have to fall that day.
While the westernmost parts of Pennsylvania have a chance to see a white Christmas, and the northeasternmost corner
of the state is likely to have snow on the ground on Dec. 25, most the state is unlikely to see substantial snow cover on Christmas.
Does Pittsburgh usually have a white Christmas?
Based on weather data collected since 1880, Pittsburgh's frequency of having a white Christmas with new snowfall the same day is about 10%, according to the National Weather Service. The data did not account for snow already on the ground.
Since 1948, there's been a trace or more of snow on the ground for 46% of Christmases in Pittsburgh.
How much snow falls during December in Pittsburgh?
On average, Pittsburgh sees roughly 7.7 inches of snowfall each December, according to NWS.
The largest amount of December snowfall on record took place in 1890, when Pittsburgh saw 41.8 inches of snowfall.
Finch Walker is the Pittsburgh Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Contact Walker at FWalker@usatodayco.com. Instagram: @finchwalker_. X: @_finchwalker.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: New forecast shows Pittsburgh's chance of seeing a white Christmas
