A white Christmas looks to be on the cards for parts of the UK this year (Image: Getty)
A white Christmas looks to be on the cards for parts of the UK this year as .
The has issued its forecast for with snow expected to fall in northern parts of the country.
The run-up to December 25 looks set to bring an unsettled week of weather, with heavy rain and strong winds forecast for all regions of the UK. Gusts will continue to build across the south of the country and conditions will remain wet from December 17 up until Boxing Day.
The national forecaster said temperatures will be around average for most, but some colder spells are expected, particularly in the north.
The north is also expected to see snow during the seven days from December 17, meaning some areas may wake up to dustings of the white stuff on Christmas Day. The heaviest snow will fall on higher ground, but it is also expected at lower levels in the north as temperatures are forecast to plummet.
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Snow is forecast across Scotland and northern England on Christmas Day (Image: WXCharts)
The said: “Mild and many areas dry on Tuesday aside from rain over some western hills. Through the middle of next week, conditions are expected to turn widely unsettled with spells of heavy rain and strong winds possible for all regions. Temperatures falling back to around if not a little below average for a time later next week.
“Generally mixed conditions thereafter. High pressure will attempt to build across the south of the country at times but looks unlikely to become dominant as spells of wet and windy continue to arrive from the west.
“Temperatures likely varying around average with both some milder and colder interludes to be expected. Any snow most likely restricted to high ground though could temporarily fall at lower levels in the north during colder interludes.”
Weather maps on WXCharts show snowfall across much of the north on Christmas Day, with the heaviest bouts in Scotland, including Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Wick.
Snow is also forecast across much of northern England including Newcastle, Middlesbrough, York, Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Lancaster and Cumbria.
The heaviest snowfall will be on higher ground (Image: WXCharts)
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The said: “Mild and many areas dry on Tuesday aside from rain over some western hills. Through the middle of next week, conditions are expected to turn widely unsettled with spells of heavy rain and strong winds possible for all regions. Temperatures falling back to around if not a little below average for a time later next week.
“Generally mixed conditions thereafter. High pressure will attempt to build across the south of the country at times but looks unlikely to become dominant as spells of wet and windy continue to arrive from the west.
“Temperatures likely varying around average with both some milder and colder interludes to be expected. Any snow most likely restricted to high ground though could temporarily fall at lower levels in the north during colder interludes.”
Weather maps on WXCharts show snowfall across much of the north on Christmas Day, with the heaviest bouts in Scotland, including Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Wick.
Snow is also forecast across much of northern England including Newcastle, Middlesbrough, York, Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Lancaster and Cumbria.