{"id":27292,"date":"2023-12-07T17:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertraining.net\/?p=27292"},"modified":"2023-12-07T17:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:29:07","slug":"met-office-white-christmas-verdict-as-new-maps-show-wall-of-snow-hitting-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertraining.net\/world-news\/met-office-white-christmas-verdict-as-new-maps-show-wall-of-snow-hitting-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Office white Christmas verdict as new maps show wall of snow hitting UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weather: Met Office forecasts cold and bright conditions<\/h3>\n

For anyone dreaming of a white Christmas, the chances appear better than usual as weather maps show a cold easterly blast bringing snow just hours before the big day.<\/p>\n

On December 23, the day before Christmas Eve, a Polar plume will push down across Scotland, with a bitter and icy front pushing over Edinburgh and some parts of north eastern England at around 6am.<\/p>\n

Moving slightly further south, the air won’t be cold enough for more snowfall, and areas such as Manchester and Yorkshire may actually get a rain deluge instead.<\/p>\n

Temperatures for the entire nation will however plummet, with highs of 1C to 2C being felt in the early morning for many, with Scotland seeing a slip into a sub-zero climate.<\/p>\n

The forecast does not yet push further than 6am on December 23, which means more certainty over exactly when more snow could fall remains in question.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> New maps show giant 600-mile wall of icy rain to hit UK from top to bottom<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Despite Christmas Day being a little over three weeks away, the Met Office has pinpointed it in its long-range forecast as a period when extreme cold and some snow could be seen for some.<\/p>\n

From December 21 to January 4 it says: “Most likely to be unsettled with further bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between.<\/p>\n

“The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest. The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazard such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period.<\/p>\n

“However, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.”<\/p>\n

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Leading up to this time of year the Met Office says the country will experience an unsettled theme, with low pressure bringing a continuation of cold air to the north.<\/p>\n

While the north may be coldest, the west will be wettest – with heavy rain predicted to hammer the south west at times. From December 11 to 20 it adds: “This period is likely to often be unsettled with areas of low pressure tracking north-eastwards close to or over the UK.<\/p>\n

“This means bands of rain moving in from the west or south-west, interspersed with brighter showery conditions. As such, the wettest weather is likely to be across western high ground, though all parts could see some heavy rain at times.<\/p>\n

“There is a greater than normal likelihood of periods of very windy weather too. Potential for a drier spell of weather to develop for a time around mid-month, particularly in the south, with frost and fog more prevalent.<\/p>\n

“Overall, a relatively mild period for the UK, with above average temperatures more likely than not, especially so in the south and west.”<\/p>\n