UK weather map: Met Office’s snow forecast for Christmas week
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The 25 December itself is expected to be a ‘grey Christmas’ – but all hope of a white Christmas season is not lost. The Met Office has revealed where and when snow is expected to fall in the UK over the Christmas period. The 25 December itself is expected to be a “grey Christmas” rather than a White Christmas, with some sunny spells and “extremely mild” temperatures.
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However, temperatures are likely to drop in areas around the turn of the year, bringing a chance of snow for some parts of the country. The forecaster predicts: “Around the turn of the year, it looks more probable that colder, more showery conditions will likely make at least some ingress into northern and perhaps central areas, bringing a risk of some impacts from ice, sleet and snow.”.
However, the start of this week is set to see improved conditions, after a “perfect storm” of adverse weather conditions and road congestion led to widespread disruption during the Christmas getaway. More than 100 flights at Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, were cancelled on Sunday, while dozens of ferry routes in Scotland and Ireland were not running, and Northern Rail cancelled all trains on 11 routes.
Snow over the weekend also caused chaos on the M62, with one lane closed, as millions took to the country’s motorways during the festive period. Looking ahead to the upcoming week, Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: “We’re expecting to see some sunny spells further east and a lot of cloud from the west.
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