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<\/p>\nThe Met Office has upgraded its snow forecast for the coming weeks as the UK looks set to be blasted by Arctic flurries.<\/p>\n
Previously, the forecasters had teased a "slight risk" of widespread "wintry showers", but as temperatures continue to drop they have had to alter their prediction.<\/p>\n
Odds at the bookies for a White Christmas have been slashed as a result as it looks increasingly likely that there will be blankets of the white stuff on December 25, for the first time since 2010.<\/p>\n
The Met Office's long range forecast, covering November 27 to December 11, says that "short-lived colder spells are likely" and will bring "snow and ice", especially in northern regions.<\/p>\n
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"Frost and fog" is likely to persist overnight too, giving that period a real wintry feel.<\/p>\n
There is also a risk of snow before then, as their forecast for November 17 to November 26 states that there will be a "trend towards colder conditions later in the period, with a low risk of wintry showers".<\/p>\n
Again, it is thought that snow is most likely up north.<\/p>\n
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Other forecasters have logged the risk of snow as even more likely.<\/p>\n
WX Charts reckon that there are three days in mid-November where as much as 2.5cm of snow could fall every single day consecutively. <\/p>\n
The weather agency predicts the first flurries will hit from the early hours of next Tuesday, November 16.<\/p>\n
In the wake of forecasters changing their snowfall predictions, bookies have slashed the odds for a White Christmas this year.<\/p>\n
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William Hill has reacted by cutting Edinburgh to a 10\/3 favourite, while North East flight hub, Newcastle, and Birmingham Airports are now as short as 4\/1 for a White Christmas.<\/p>\n
Northern Ireland\u2019s capital Belfast is now as short as 9\/2 while Leeds, Bradford, London and Dublin are next at 6\/1.<\/p>\n
The last widespread White Christmas in 2010 saw snow on the ground recorded at 83% of weather stations – the highest amount ever recorded.<\/p>\n
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