Snow could be falling once again this year, as the Met Office’s long-range forecast hints at the chance of some wintry showers from late December into early January, although it may be just too late for a white Christmas. In its new long-range forecast from December 25 to January 8, the weather forecasters have predicted a change from weeks of wet and mild weather to a much colder, chillier and settled system.

With the mercury dropping at the end of the month, the UK can expect some overnight frosts , icy patches and most excitingly a chance for some snowfall - over higher ground in the north. The Christmas period looks set to be the point at which the weather will shift, with a rainy and milder forecast predicted for the next two weeks. The Met Office has said that December 26 - De

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