Bathers at the annual Christmas Day swim at the Forty Foot bathing spot in Sandycove Dublin.

The news comes after the record for the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day was broken.

White Christmas declared despite warm temperatures for parts of UK

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Christmas Oxford Street shoppers

Met Office forecasters have explained the chances of a white Christmas and why Boxing Day could be the best day to go for a walk over the festive period.

'Small chance' of hottest Christmas Day record being broken

Robin in the Cairngorms in mid December. PA

Some parts of the UK will be exposed to ‘persistent rain’ and others will see snow as families tuck into their Christmas dinner.

What is the weather forecast for Christmas Day and where will it snow?

As chilly air returns from the north by the Christmas weekend, there'll be a high chance of fresh falls of snow.

Will it be a white Christmas?

A layer of ice covers the Basingstoke Canal near Dogmersfield in Hampshire. Snow and ice have swept across parts of the UK, with cold wintry conditions set to continue for days. Picture date: Friday December 16, 2022.

Weather experts from the University of Reading have given their forecast on the chance of snow over the festive period.

Could there be snow across the South East this Christmas?

A cyclist at Barham near Ipswich after heavy snowfall in February 2021.
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Forecasters say recent weather patterns have changed the outlook for snow on Christmas Day in the Anglia region.

Is it going to be a white Christmas for the Anglia region?

The latest forecast for Christmas Day suggests there is a possibility of snow for northern parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland.

Will Northern Ireland have a white Christmas?

With just ten days to go are we looking at a white Christmas?

White Christmas

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