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Based on the current temperatures, Maritimers might want to find blankets, long johns or a space heater under the tree.
Daytime highs are expected to reach between minus 8 and minus 10 on Friday after bitter wind chills near minus 26 to start the day.
Environment Canada meteorologist Jill Maepea said it may seem cold but we are feeling it more because we are used to mild weather more recently.
“It may seem colder. We’ve had record temperatures as low as minus 28 in Saint John on this date in 1980 and minus 27 in Moncton,” Maepea said.
The wind will continue to diminish through the weekend.
Back in 2010, the Charlotte county area experienced record rainfall and flooding before Christmas.
The last big storm at Christmas in the Saint John area was in 2017 when 13 centimetres of snow fell.
Maepea said technically the City of Moncton will have a white Christmas this year because they have two centimetres of snow on the ground.
The chance of having a white Christmas are decreasing.
“Between 1955 and 2019, Saint John had a 58 per cent chance of having a white Christmas and between 1998 and 2019, it’s dropped to 41 per cent,” Maepea said.
As for Moncton in the same time period, it has dropped from 74 per cent to 68 per cent.
When it comes to the odds on having a green Christmas, Saint John had 18 between 1987 and 2019.
During the same time period, Moncton had 10.
It’s bitter temps for Christmas this year. The wind will die down tomorrow.
According to Environment Canada, the city of Moncton will have a white Christmas because it has two centimetres of snow on the ground. Saint John last had a stormy Christmas in 2017. pic.twitter.com/CzC7qD6NZT— Tamara Steele (@tamarasteele1) December 24, 2021
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