Snow forecast as new maps show blizzards sweeping nation on Christmas Day - 9 regions hit

Britain could finally be getting a white Christmas as new weather maps suggest blizzards may sweep across large parts of the country on December 25. The latest weather maps from forecaster WXCharts show widespread bands of snow driving across the UK from the northwest and intensifying over Scotland, northern England, Wales and even parts of the Midlands and South West throughout Christmas Day .

The projection, valid for midday on December 25, depicts heavy snowfall across Scotland, spreading southwards into northern England and the Pennines, with additional pockets of snow shown over Manchester, Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and higher ground across Wales. The presence of the 528 dam thickness line, a threshold commonly used to indicate air cold enough for snow at low levels, is show