2 weeks Ago By Astha Saxena
Parts of Britain is set to be blanketed by layers of snow as latest weather maps shows a 647-mile artic bomb hammering the country. Weather maps from WXCharts poinpoints that freezing conditions may hit the country on Tuesday, December 24, hours before the Brits begin to celebrate Christmas. Areas ranging from Wick to Cardiff are likely to experience snowy conditions with temperatures oscillating between -3C to -4C in some parts of the UK, maps suggest.
However, the northern parts of the country will be a witness to the brutal weather as areas around Fort William and Portree will be engulfed by thick snow. Other areas in Scotland such as Inverness and Wick could see 57cm and 31cm of snow per hour respectively. The cold conditions comes days after Storm Darragh wreaked havoc across the country leading to two fatalities and many other disruptions.
Brian Gaze, founder of The Weather Outlook, told Express.co.uk: "Every day there are many runs of computer models which forecast the weather, and an increasing number of them reach all the way to the Christmas period.
"While forecasts beyond a week usually show significant variation, a few intriguing models suggest the possibility of snow during the festive season. So the dream of a white Christmas is still alive, and for now, the message is simple: stay tuned." According to the Met Office , 2023 was the last white Christmas in the UK with 11% of stations recording snow falling, although none reported any snow lying on the ground.
The forecaster stated: "Before that, 2022 saw 9% of weather stations recording falling snow, but none with any snow settling. 2021 and 2020 were also technically white Christmases, both with 6% of weather stations recording snow falling, but in these years, less than 1% of stations reported any snow lying on the ground in 2021 and only 4% in 2020. "There was no record of snow falling at any station in the UK in 2018, or in 2019.
The last widespread white Christmas in the UK was in 2010." The Met Office ’s long-range forecast between Monday, December 23 and Monday, January 6 reads: “Mainly unsettled conditions appear likely for most, with spells of wind and rain followed by showers affecting most areas but especially the north and northwest of the UK. “Some sleet and snow is also likely at times, especially on high ground in the north.
“However, there are also some signs that more settled conditions are possible at times, these perhaps most likely across the south late in December or into early January. “Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with any more settled interludes bringing a risk of frost and fog.”.
