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UK White Christmas Unlikely, With Chances Focused on Northern High Ground

Bookmakers have lengthened odds as guidance points to milder, more settled conditions curbing widespread snow.

Overview

  • Netweather says a White Christmas is unlikely overall this year, echoing Met Office signals that reduce the chance of significant Christmas Day snowfall.
  • The best prospect remains in the north and over higher ground, while lowland southern Britain currently has a very low chance.
  • In Wales, the Met Office highlights only the higher ground of Eryri as currently likely to see snow on December 25.
  • Netweather projects temperatures around 1°C above the long-term normal with near‑normal precipitation, making persistent low‑level snow less probable.
  • Bookmakers’ prices have drifted to about 7/4 for much of Scotland and up to 8/1 for parts of England, with an official White Christmas requiring just a single observed snowflake on the day.