Some residents in Leeds will be hoping to wake up to a blanket of snow on Christmas Day
The winter so far has been unusually mild and the
warns that below-average temperatures at the start of December could feel even colder than usual, compared with recent temperatures.Technically, 2021 was the last white Christmas in the UK with six per cent of weather stations recording snow falling, but less than one per cent of stations reported any snow lying on the ground. The last widespread white Christmas in the UK was in 2010.
until December 25, which provides an indication of how the weather might change, or be different from normal across the UK. While it can’t provide city-level forecasts that far into the future, here’s an indication of what to expect.The Met Office says: “Thursday is likely to be cloudy for most with early morning fog possible, occasional rain in the northwest with a possibility of lighter, scattered showers extending further eastwards at times.
"Temperatures are expected to be around or a little below average through the start of December, which will feel cold compared to recent mild conditions, particularly in the south and east. If unsettled weather does return to the northwest, temperatures may recover to normal here.”Forecasters say: “Confidence remains low for this period. Conditions are expected to be more settled than of late, with the potential for high pressure to be located close to the UK, at least at first.
"With time, however, we may see a return to frontal systems moving in from the west, with drier interludes between. Whilst temperatures may average out close to normal overall, colder conditions are possible at times, with a risk of overnight frost and fog.”The Met Office says: “We can accurately forecast if snow is likely on any given Christmas Day up to five days beforehand.
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