New weather maps show snow blanketing parts of the UK on Christmas morning. The range of forecast of weather maps did not extend to Christmas Day until now.
The forecasts map from WXCharts shows Britons in Scotland, northern England, and the Midlands waking up to the white stuff on Christmas Day.
Despite the chance of snow in the north of the country, the majority of the country is still likely to face rain and a milder Christmas.
The snow on Christmas Day will likely be residual from a heavy burst of snow leading up to the festive day.
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A significant blast of snow is forecast to blanket much of the UK on Saturday December 23.
A forecast map of 6pm that day shows up to 20cm of snow dumped across Scotland and northern England.
This is thanks to a Polar plume pushing down through Scotland, with a bitter and icy front covering Edinburgh and some parts of north-eastern England at around 6am.
However, rain will still dominate the country further south, particularly in Wales and southern England.
This comes as the Met Office has been predicting an “unsettled” period over the weekend before Christmas.
The Met Office’s long-range forecast has predicted there could be snow towards the end of the year.
The Met Office long-range forecast, predicting weather patterns between December 24 and January 7 says: “It is more likely to be unsettled compared to the preceding settled spell with bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between.
“The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest.
“The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazards such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period.
“However, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.”
The last official White Christmas was recorded in 2022, although no snow was recorded on the ground.
The last widespread White Christmas came in 2010 when there was snow at 83 percent of Met Office stations in the UK.
