We're all dreaming of a White Christmas (as the old song goes) but how far away the possibility of it actually is depends entirely on a very specific weather system View 5 Images Cold (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The UK could be set for a White Christmas for the first time in 15 years. In news that will make many Brits groan , we could be in for snow far earlier than the usual flurries we see in January and February.
According to the experts from Severe Weather Europe, the quickly-forming La Niña weather system is hinting at the possibility of early snow for the UK. The chance of a White Christmas appears to now hinge on the “blocking” of a high-pressure system in the North Pacific.
They state: “A cold phase (La Niña) is starting to develop across the trop