Map reveals where snow is falling in Britain today – as Met Office gives weather forecast for Christmas Day
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A NEW map reveals where snow is falling in Britain today - as the Met Office also gives its weather forecast for Christmas Day. Today's map shows snow, sleet and hail falling across large swathes of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland - as well as heavy rainfall.
![[A map by the Met Office reveals patches of snow across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/met-office-gives-weather-forecast-959177025.jpg?strip=all&w=958)
In the early hours of this morning, around 3am to 4am, snow fell across the north, northwest and Midlands - with small patches even creeping into the southeast around Norwich and Cambridge. As the morning wore on, larger patches of snow, sleet and hail could be seen making their way south of Manchester towards Birmingham and down from Scotland, skirting Newcastle towards the middle of the country.
![[The weather service has also released a weather forecast for Christmas Day, showing milder air coming in]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/met-office-gives-weather-forecast-959177022.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
Patches of rain accompanied the snow on its route - while heavier showers were experienced on the southwest coast around Plymouth and Cornwall. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland and Scotland saw more widespread snow, easing later in the morning. A yellow weather warning is currently in force for wind in the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - covering the northeast, northwest, southwest and West Midlands, as well as Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Hampshire.
![[The Met Office has warned of snow, sleet and hail today]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/a169-near-saltergate-north-york-950724116.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The Met Office said: "It's a cold, blustery start to Sunday, and as the sequence shows we're even seeing a little snow in places this morning, chiefly over hills towards the north and west.". In its full forecast for the day, it added: "Widely windy with gales, severe in the north and west.
