Dreaming of a white Christmas? Here are the chances according to NOAA

NOAA defines the meaning of a “white Christmas” as there is at least 1-inch of snow on the ground by 7 a.m. Christmas morning.

Ahead of Christmas, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released an interactive map that shows the average percent chance of seeing snow in towns across the country.

NOAA defines the meaning of a "white Christmas" if there is at least 1 inch of snow on the ground by 7 a.m. Christmas morning.

According to data collected by the NOAA over the course of 30 years, most large U.S. cities, from Boston to Chicago to Seattle, don't typically have much of a chance of seeing a white Christmas on average.

Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the only large metropolitan area that has a likely chance this year, at 74%.