People across the country will be hoping to wake up to snow on December 25, and now a leading weather forecaster has revealed just how likely a White Christmas is this year
13:13, 10 Dec 2025
Brits praying for a White Christmas have been told it is not "out of the question" this year.
Netweather, one of the leading independent weather forecasters in the UK, has raised hopes somewhat after the Met Office said the chances of seeing Christmas snow appear to be melting by the day. In a blow to chances, the agency said it believes more settled weather could develop, reducing the prospect of significant snow on Christmas Day.
Netweather has offered a slightly different picture after odds of a White Christmas - which is declared when a single snowflake to fall anywhere in the UK on December 25 - tumbled at the start of the month. They say some parts of Britain shouldn't give up hope.
The Netweather forecast states: "A White Christmas currently looks unlikely, but is not completely out of the question, as in this weather pattern there can be short-lived northerly or north-westerly blasts, but it looks unlikely that there will be any persistent cold snowy weather and so one of those blasts would have to be perfectly timed to give some areas a White Christmas.
"The slight potential is greatest in the north and on high ground, with lowland southern Britain currently looking like having a very low chance of having a White Christmas.
"However, it must be stressed that the likelihood of a White Christmas is generally low and there is a fair chance of the week passing by without any widespread snow events at low levels.
"Overall, there is a much weaker signal for this period to be mild and wet, and precipitation totals are most likely to come out close to normal generally, with temperatures probably about 1C above the long-term normal. Sunshine totals are likely to be above normal for most, thanks to clear days associated with polar maritime air and ridges of high pressure"
On the days ahead, Netweather added: "This week will most likely have a mix of changeable westerlies and ridges of high pressure, resulting in slightly above-average temperatures overall, but probably rather less mild than the first two-thirds of December, with some frosts overnight."
Odds for a White Christmas were as low as 5/4 on Thursday, with Aberdeen the most likely place to see significant snowfall. However, they have now lengthened to 7/4 for most of Scotland and are as wide as 8/1 for parts of England, including parts of London.
The Met Office has explained exactly what is needed for an official White Christmas. It says: "For the Met Office to declare a ‘white Christmas’, a single snowflake has to be observed falling on the 24 hours of 25 December, by either an official Met Office observer or by a Met Office automated weather station. This is because it needs to be officially verified both for our climate records, and also to provide consistency and certainty."