According to climate data from NOAA, you might not have to only dream about having a white Christmas this year in some parts of the United States.

For generations, a white Christmas has been a beloved tradition. But with climate change, is snowfall disappearing? Explore how warming temperatures impact this dream.

In the Lower 48, here's typically where you should go if you want a white Christmas: Minnesota, Maine, upstate and western New York, the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, practically anywhere in Idaho and, of course, the Rockies or the Sierra Nevada Mountains, NOAA said.

The National Weather Service officially considers a location to have had a white Christmas if there is one inch of snow already on the ground or if new snow of at least an inch falls on Christmas Day.

The historical probability of having at least one inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day is highest in the Rocky Mountains across Wyoming and Colorado, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

While its still too early for a specific forecast, meteorologists say the ongoing wintry pattern is a good sign for a snowy holiday for some folks.

Ohio weather is notoriously unpredictable. That's to the dismay Cincinnatians who dream of a white Christmas every year.

Keep dreaming of a white Christmas in Philadelphia, the Delaware Valley, and Lehigh Valley because it's not happening this year. It's actually rare to get or have snow on the ground on Christmas. There's only a 16 percent chance in any year.