Scotland prepares for a White Christmas with heavy snow expected next weekend

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Scotland is expected to experience heavy snow on Christmas Day, according to early forecasts.

The Met Office expects high pressure to dominate the UK over the coming days, resulting in cloudy but dry conditions for many.

High pressure is also thought to have caused thick patches of fog in Scotland this morning.

Conditions are expected to brighten after the end of this week.

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But as we move into next weekend and into the Christmas period, the high pressure area is expected to move away from the country.

This is expected to allow more unstable conditions and winds to hit Scotland – with the potential for rain or even snow.

WXCharts predicted that snow could fall over Scotland as early as midnight on Christmas Eve until the big day itself.

The majority of the snowfall is expected to disappear by midday.

“There is still a lot of uncertainty in the forecast for the Christmas period,” said Dan Rodman, a meteorologist with the Met Office.

“While there is certainly a risk of winter conditions in many places, other outcomes are still possible such as warm air moving across the UK to bring widespread rain with any potential snow confined to higher ground and further north.

“We will continue to monitor developments over the coming days and update them as the level of certainty increases.”

Meanwhile, the odds of a White Christmas in the UK have diminished – Edinburgh is now more likely to see snow on the big day.

Bookmaker William Hill also put Glasgow among the favorites at 5-4 for White Christmas.

A spokesperson for William Hill said: “This is a significant first in the market and it has been several years since we met any of the station’s expectations. It will be a real shot in the arm for those hoping to wake up to blankets of snow on Christmas Day.

“While the battle between the BBC and the MET office is an interesting one, what it shows is that the forecast for next week comes with a heavy dose of uncertainty.

“But we will continue to monitor things, as we have done since the summer, in fact for many years, and adapt accordingly. That is exactly what we did in this case.”

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