Parts of the UK will be hit with snowy weather on Christmas Day, according to a new forecast.
Weather maps from WXCHARTS, which use Metdesk data, show that England, Scotland, and Wales will see some snow as Brits celebrate the festive period.
On December 25, the entirety of Scotland is expected to have accumulated snow, with the heaviest snowfall forecasted for the northwest.
The white blobs on the map also show that the snow will fall on Christmas Day in Inverness and near the nation’s capital, Edinburgh.
As for England, the north will also see a build-up of snow from days prior. Areas affected stretch from the border with Scotland all the way down to Manchester.
Most of Wales is also expected to see some snowfall. Cardiff is on the outskirts of the affected area, while the north of Wales shows up as white on the map.
Scotland could also see some rain moving in from the east.
The north of Scotland is also expected to see the coldest temperatures across Britain, with a forecast of -4C in parts of the north. Meanwhile, parts of northern England may drop to as low as -2C.
The Met Office has released its long-range forecast for the period between December 19 and January 2.
The service says that this period will bring “mainly unsettled conditions.”
While the Met Office has not produced a forecast specifically for Christmas Day, they believe parts of the UK will be hit with showers and generally bad weather around that time.
But they add that “more settled conditions are possible at times, these perhaps most likely across the south late in the month.”
The Met Office says it does not issue full forecasts more than five days in advance because of the “chaotic nature of the atmosphere” and how “small events currently over the Atlantic can have potentially significant impacts on our weather in the UK in several days’ time.”
WXCHARTS’ weather maps forecast that the UK could see some snow in the week starting December 16, persisting until December 21.
British Weather Services forecaster Jim Dale told the Daily Express: “If anywhere’s going to see any snow pre-Christmas, in those few days before, it’s probably going to be Scotland and more likely to be the higher ground of Scotland than it is anywhere else.”
