It could be a white Christmas for some parts of the UK as snow is set to hit the country on Christmas day.
Maps from WXCHARTS show the north west of Scotland will see snow falling almost continuously from 12pm on 25 December to 12am on 28 December.
On Christmas day, at around 6pm, Scotland will see wind chill temperatures of between 0C and -8C.
As for England and Wales, temperatures will sit at around 10C, with some of northern England also seeing colder temperatures of 0C.
On Thursday 26 December, Scotland will see snowfall of up to 1cm per hour, the maps suggest. In England, the Midlands and the north rainfall will be between 0.2mm per hour to 3mm per hour.
Wales will see the highest levels of rainfall, with 3mm per hour expected in some areas.
On 28 December, the weather maps suggest drier conditions, with not much snow or rain forecasted for most parts of the UK.
Scotland is the exception, with snow predicted in some parts at around 3cm per hour.
Rain will fall in Cornwall and Devon, the Lake District, Liverpool and around Scarborough. But most places are to expect a dry weather, the maps suggest.
The last white Christmas in the UK was in 2023, with 11 percent of stations recording snow falling, although none reported any snow lying on the ground, the Met Office said.
It said the last widespread white Christmas in the UK was in 2010 which was “extremely unusual”.
Snow on the ground was recorded at 83 percent of stations but snow or sleet also fell at 19 percent of stations.
The definition of a white Christmas is when one snowflake falls onto the ground on Christmas day, anywhere in the UK.
The Met Office long-range forecast lasting between December 26 and January 9 warns of “mainly unsettled conditions”.
It said: “Mainly unsettled conditions appear more likely than not for most, with spells of wind and rain followed by showers affecting most areas but especially towards the northwest of the UK. Some sleet and snow is also likely at times, especially on high ground in the north.
“However, there are also some signs that more settled conditions are possible at times, these perhaps most likely across the south late in December and into early January. Temperatures are likely to be around or slightly above average overall, but with any more settled interludes bringing a risk of frost and fog.”
