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The The Met Office discovered where and when snow expected to drop in the UK over the Christmas period.
December 25 itself is expected to be a “gray Christmas” rather than a white Christmas, with some sunny spells and “extremely mild” temperatures.
However, temperatures are likely to drop in areas at the start of the year, bringing the possibility of snow in some parts of the country.
The forecaster predicts: “Around the turn of the year, it looks more likely that colder conditions with more showers are likely to penetrate at least somewhat into northern and possibly central areas, bringing the risk of some impacts of ice, sleet and snow.”
However, the beginning of this week should see an improvement in conditions A “perfect storm” of adverse weather and road congestion has led to widespread disruption over the Christmas holiday.
More than 100 flights were canceled at Heathrow, the busiest airport in Great Britain on Sunday, while dozens of ferry routes in Scotland and Ireland were shut down and Northern Rail canceled all trains on 11 routes.
Snow also caused chaos on the M62 over the weekend, with one lane closed, as millions of people took to the country’s motorways over the festive period.
Looking ahead to the coming week, Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: “We expect sunny spells further east and lots of cloud from the west.
“Temperatures should rise significantly and during Christmas Eve and Christmas it will be extremely mild.
“In England and Wales, temperatures will be well above average with some gray in the mix.
“We expect an average of around 12C or 13C on Christmas Eve and 11C or 12C on Christmas Day. The usual average for this time of year is 7C or 8C, so we’ll be about double what we usually are.
“Overnight temperatures in Scotland over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be exceptionally mild.”
The Met Office’s Dan Harris added: “Temperatures are expected to be quite mild, so if you’re hoping for a blanket of snow across the country on Christmas Day, I’m sorry to say you’ll be disappointed.”
However, temperatures are predicted to likely return to normal by the start of the new year.