With several parts of Scotland seeing snowy conditions over the past few days, some may be wondering whether it'll be a white Christmas now that we're less than a week away from the big day.
The Met Office have shared their latest set of predictions for Christmas Day, stating that it will be "wintery" up north - but they haven't yet confirmed that it'll be a white Christmas.
According to the national Meteorological experts, a White Christmas involves "one snowflake to be observed falling in the 24 hours of 25 December somewhere in the UK."
They have said that the first half of the week will be bright, breezy, and dry for many, but some parts of the UK could see rain showers. While they have shared a prediction this week, the Met Office states that their confidence for Christmas remains low at this time.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Harris, explains: "From mid-week we expect to see a north / south split develop with colder weather arriving in the north, while the south hangs onto the mild conditions.
"There are, however, large uncertainties concerning where the boundary between these two air masses will eventually end up, especially as we head into the Christmas weekend.
"Uncertainty in the weather forecast details is not unusual at 6-7 days out, and the current weather patterns are heightening those uncertainties.
"Confidence in the forecast is unlikely to increase until mid-week at the earliest and a range of outcomes are still possible.
"However, what we can say is that Christmas Day will most likely be mild with a risk of rain or showers in places for the south, especially the far south, while any cold air and wintry conditions will most likely be confined to the north of the UK."
As for New Year, The Met Office have said that we could see some frosts and morning fog - however longer range forecasts can change rapidly.
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