Northern parts of Britain have a greater chance of seeing snow on Christmas Day this year as milder conditions could hit the south.
Forecasters said there was still much uncertainty about the weather towards the end of next week but said that while the cold conditions are likely to last until December 25 in the North, they could make way for some milder weather in the South.
John Hammond, a Met Office forecaster, said: "There's still a degree of uncertainty about the chances of a White Christmas. The current spell of cold weather looks as though it could last until the end of next week, but there is some milder air that's trying to push up from the south.
"Southern parts of the country are probably more likely to see less cold conditions over Christmas and so it looks perhaps unlikely at the moment they will see snow on Christmas day.
"But it's still a long way off so there is still a question mark over what weather we will see. But it does look like there's a greater chance of a White Christmas in the north of the country."
Bookies responded to the latest forecasts by cutting the odds of London experiencing a white Christmas from 8/1 last week to 2/1 today, following the busiest morning of weather betting this year.
The price is now closing in on the record low quote of 6/4 for the capital.
William Hill said it would have to pay out millions of pounds if there is a blanket of snow across the country on December 25.
Rupert Adams, spokesman for William Hill, said: "The million pound snow flake is something that we have always talked about in hushed tones and for the first time this millennium it looks like we could get collared.
Most areas of the UK will see some snow today with Scotland, the North East of England and Yorkshire likely to see several centimetres. Snow is least likely in south west England and south west Wales.
Many areas will see just a dusting of flakes but East Anglia and south east England were warned to expect between 4 and 6 inches tonight.
London could see up to two inches, with a strong wind making it feel bitterly cold. Less snow is expected in north and western parts but temperatures could fall as low as 23F (-5C).
East Anglia and the south east are likely to see further snow showers on Friday. More snow is expected across the UK on Saturday.
Charles Powell, a Met Office forecaster, said: "It's not going to be particularly heavy snow but there will be quite a prolonged period of snowfall starting this evening and lasting into the early hours of the morning.
"We will also see a biting wind, which will hit parts of the country. This will make it seem really quite cold, and this cold weather will last over the weekend."
It comes after a light sprinkling of snow fell on London on Wednesday after a bitterly cold night that saw temperatures drop as low as 23F (-5C).
Early snow flurries in London were not thick enough to settle on the ground.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/6825985/Christmas-weather-forecast-UK-snow.html
Forecasters said there was still much uncertainty about the weather towards the end of next week but said that while the cold conditions are likely to last until December 25 in the North, they could make way for some milder weather in the South.
John Hammond, a Met Office forecaster, said: "There's still a degree of uncertainty about the chances of a White Christmas. The current spell of cold weather looks as though it could last until the end of next week, but there is some milder air that's trying to push up from the south.
"Southern parts of the country are probably more likely to see less cold conditions over Christmas and so it looks perhaps unlikely at the moment they will see snow on Christmas day.
"But it's still a long way off so there is still a question mark over what weather we will see. But it does look like there's a greater chance of a White Christmas in the north of the country."
Bookies responded to the latest forecasts by cutting the odds of London experiencing a white Christmas from 8/1 last week to 2/1 today, following the busiest morning of weather betting this year.
The price is now closing in on the record low quote of 6/4 for the capital.
William Hill said it would have to pay out millions of pounds if there is a blanket of snow across the country on December 25.
Rupert Adams, spokesman for William Hill, said: "The million pound snow flake is something that we have always talked about in hushed tones and for the first time this millennium it looks like we could get collared.
Most areas of the UK will see some snow today with Scotland, the North East of England and Yorkshire likely to see several centimetres. Snow is least likely in south west England and south west Wales.
Many areas will see just a dusting of flakes but East Anglia and south east England were warned to expect between 4 and 6 inches tonight.
London could see up to two inches, with a strong wind making it feel bitterly cold. Less snow is expected in north and western parts but temperatures could fall as low as 23F (-5C).
East Anglia and the south east are likely to see further snow showers on Friday. More snow is expected across the UK on Saturday.
Charles Powell, a Met Office forecaster, said: "It's not going to be particularly heavy snow but there will be quite a prolonged period of snowfall starting this evening and lasting into the early hours of the morning.
"We will also see a biting wind, which will hit parts of the country. This will make it seem really quite cold, and this cold weather will last over the weekend."
It comes after a light sprinkling of snow fell on London on Wednesday after a bitterly cold night that saw temperatures drop as low as 23F (-5C).
Early snow flurries in London were not thick enough to settle on the ground.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/6825985/Christmas-weather-forecast-UK-snow.html
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