If the borough sees a White Christmas on Wednesday, it would be the first White Christmas in 15 years. What constitutes a White Christmas, and will the borough actually see one? There needs to be 1 inch of snow on the ground at 7 a.m. Christmas morning. With about 1 inch of snow falling Christmas Eve morning, some of the accumulation melted during the afternoon as temperatures made it above freezing for the first time since Friday night. Since there will likely not be an inch of snow remaining on the ground, it will not lead to a White Christmas. So close, though!

Some of the melted snow will refreeze overnight and lead to a threat of black ice. Any untreated surfaces with snow or puddles could freeze into an invisible layer of ice on the black pavement, leading to a potential hazard on any untreated roads, especially the smaller side streets.

The festive chill will continue into Christmas Day and the start of Hannukah on Wednesday evening. Highs will barely reach above freezing. It will be around 32 degrees to kick off Hannukah. It will be a touch warmer into Kwanza on Thursday with highs in the upper-30s.

This gradual warmup over the next few days accelerates into a big-time thaw to end December. Highs soar into the 50s by early next week with a potential for 60-degree warmth by New Year's Eve or Day. There will be multiple storms in the area likely bringing on-and-off showers, possibly even thunderstorms, from Sunday through Wednesday.