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White Christmas! Will It Snow Where You Are?

White Christmas! Will It Snow Where You Are?

It's the news everyone has been waiting for - and the answer is yes, it will snow on Christmas Day.

But as with all weather news, the devil is in the detail as the flakes will only fall on the hilly parts of northern Britain on 25 December.

The rest of the country is expected to be dry, bright and seasonally chilly as people open their presents.

Those low temperatures, however, could lead to a post-Christmas dusting across the whole of the nation.

Forecasters say that between Boxing Day and New Year the cold air and snow could head south, becoming more widespread.

Conditions will be wetter and windier, say experts, with the potential for the white stuff.

And this could lead to travel disruption across the country.

The second half of this week has brought milder weather, but going into the weekend, it will become colder and brighter.

Then on Sunday and into the start of the Christmas week, the milder conditions should return.

Sky News' weather forecaster Isobel Lang said: "Temperatures will rise again to around 12C (54F), way above the seasonal average.

"At this stage it looks as though the rain will clear during Christmas Eve, pushed away by strong but colder north to northwesterly winds.

"Will this bring a white Christmas? Some snow will fall over the hills in the north in this weather set-up, although it may be that many places are dry and bright but seasonally chilly."

She added: "The forecast looks much more disturbed between Boxing Day and the New Year which may well impact travel up and down the country.

"It looks wet, windy and potentially snowy as cold air spreads south across us."

The odds on it being an official white Christmas in London this year are 9/2 according to Sky Bet, at 5/1 in Cardiff, 4/1 Leeds and 9/4 in Aberdeen.