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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

‘White Christmas’ declared as Scotland sees snow – but elsewhere it’s 12C

Christmas Day swimmers at Weymouth harbour, Dorset
The traditional Christmas harbour swim at Weymouth, Dorset, gets going with participants among 450 others plunging in. The annual event is run by the Weymouth & Portland Lions Club. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Forecasters have officially declared a “white Christmas” with snow falling across parts of Scotland – after the record for the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day was broken further south.

Snow, sleet and rain moved across parts of Scotland, with Tulloch Bridge and Aviemore recording snowflakes, the Met Office said.

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