It's the first full day of winter, but it's not going to feel that way with daytime highs running well above normal. Sunday will be mild and dry with unseasonably warm temperatures. Daytime highs will reach into the upper-50s and low-60s which is 15 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year.

The official definition for a white Christmas is that there is at least 1 inch of snow of the ground. Historically, that happens about 36% of the time in Colorado. Over the past 30 years, we've had a white Christmas 13 times.

As for Pueblo’s snowiest Christmases, the most snowfall ever recorded in Pueblo on Christmas came in 1987, with 5.1 inches, while the highest snow depth was recorded in 2011, when the powder piled up to exactly 8 inches. Hodanish said the rarity of white Christmases in Pueblo all comes down to location.

The "Alberta Clipper" sweeping across the Great Lakes and into the Northeast will provide snow, blustery wind, AccuWeather said.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.C​hristmas or Hanukkah travel is ahead for millions, and the weather will definitely need to be a factor before hitting the road.

Dreaming of a white Christmas? The forecast for next week is probably about to crush those dreams. Most of the country is favored to see above-average temperatures the week of Christmas, according to the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for next week.