A clipper pushing into southern Ontario on Monday might be the region’s last chance at securing a white Christmas this year. Forecasters are watching the progress of an Alberta clipper expected to cross the Great Lakes on Monday, bringing snow to areas where the ground is plenty cold enough for accumulation.

Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for the National Capital Region as heavy snowfall is expected Monday afternoon and into the night.

While the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicted much of Canada could be in for a white Christmas this year, the weather prognosticator said areas southern Ontario and Quebec wouldn’t be so lucky.

An Environment Canada meteorologist says a white Christmas looks to be ‘almost a certainty’ for parts of the province where snow accumulates Monday, from around the London area eastward to Quebec

Nine states from Virginia to Maine are under snow alerts on Christmas Eve morning as a band of snow moves through the Northeast, bringing treacherous driving conditions.

By Wednesday, about 2 or 3 inches of snow that fell the previous day will still be around, though it may be a bit less white.

A heavy snowfall that began Monday night has guaranteed much of Quebec a white Christmas, but has also sent cars skidding off the province's roads during the busy holiday travel period.