Your dreams of a white Christmas will stay dreams this year. Above freezing temperatures are expected across the state, which means any precipitation that falls won’t be snow! It’ll be a wet versus white Christmas.

MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about how much of the Midwest has snow cover and how this weirdly warm December fits into global weather patterns.

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