With Christmas less than a month away, eagle-eyed Brits will be keeping a close eye on weather forecasts to monitor the prospect of a snowy festive period. The Met Office 's definition of a 'White Christmas' hinges on a single snowflake officially falling during the 24 hours of December 25, and while we won't know for sure until the big day, new weather maps suggest at least parts of the country will fit the criteria.

Forecasts produced by WXCharts show a barrage of snow and rain descending across almost all of the UK on December 19, with parts of Scotland and northern England hit by wintry blizzards. Argyllshire and a patch of Aberdeenshire in Scotland look set to record depths of up to 5cm days before Christmas , while a stretch from Cumberland down to Derbyshire could see flurr

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