Weather modelling maps suggest a White Christmas could be on the cards, with snow potentially falling across a large swathe of the UK in the early hours of December 25

Millions of Brits could wake up to snow on December 25 as the latest weather maps suggest a White Christmas is on the cards.

The GFS weather model shows intense flurries hitting Northern Ireland and Scotland at midnight on Christmas Eve, with some light snow also possible in northern parts of England.

Snow is expected to continue falling throughout Christmas morning , with maps for 3am indicating that western Scotland will see the most intense flurries. Southern Scotland, as well as the Lake District and the Pennines in England, could also see heavy snow around this time.

By 6am, the maps show the heaviest sn

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