There's little hope for a white Christmas this year, as weather experts say Christmas Eve will be the warmest on record for the eastern region of the United States.

AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines reported Wednesday morning that parts of the mid-Atlantic and New England "could be just as warm as they were on the fourth of July" this Christmas Eve, which will unseat longstanding records.

AccuWeather stated the uncharacteristic warmth can be attributed to jet stream activity, refering to the northward strong surge of air in the higher atmosphere, directing weather systems and dividing warm air to the south from the cold air existent in the north. This makes room for milder air. Southerly winds will draw air from the tropic northward, and subtropical air will coincide with the warmth, producing humidity for some.

From Maine to Florida, there will be record warmth and high temperatures. In fact, daily records may be broken in the morning, followed by record highs later in the day, according to AccuWeather Chief Long Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok.

AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Englund agreed, stating, "There is a high probability for record-setting warmth up and down the entire Eastern Seaboard from Florida to Maine [on Christmas Eve]."

In Maine, the highs will be in the 50s. The mid-Atlantic will take in 70-degree weather and the Southeast will witness temperatures in the lower 80s. Also, high temperatures will be in the 70s in New York City on Christmas Eve, which will be a moderate increase of 12 degrees over last year. On average, the temperature will be 15 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit higher than normal across the coast.

New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Burlington, Vermont, as well as other cities across the region will see record highs, and current records could be potentially topped by more than 10 degrees. Eastern states will experience temperatures that are 10 to 30 degrees higher than normal this weekend, Weather.com reports.

Despite the warmth, northern Maine and the Tug Hill region of New York state will have snow on the ground. Nonetheless, the temperatures will remain higher than normal for the holiday. The record-breaking warmth will also be present in some parts of central states, along with eastern states through Christmas Day and into the upcoming weekend.

AccuWeather Meteorologist Ed Vallee said, "The extreme warmth of late will certainly be muted after Christmas Day, but above-average temperatures continuing through the end of the month will set the stage for December monthly temperature records to be broken in some areas of the East."