William Hill have made Edinburgh their early favourite for a White Christmas.
With just over 40 sleeps to go until the big day the count down is now well and truly on.
And the remnants of Tropical Storm Wanda threatening November snowfall across large parts of Scotland early next week, have helped the bookies make up their mind.
With the mercury set to plummet well below freezing in the coming days, wintry showers are expected to sweep in from the west coast, with as much as 2.5cm of snow falling per day, across a 72-hour period beginning on Saturday night. Scotland’s North-West highlands are expected to be worst hit with temperatures as low as -6C.
William Hill's 10/3 odds on Edinburgh represent a 23 per cent chance of snow in Edinburgh.
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Scots have only just recovered from a period of bad weather, with 70mph winds battering parts of Northern Scotland and a host of flood alerts issued.
Birmingham and Newcastle Airports are both 4-1 shots. That is the equivalent of a one in five, or 20% chance of a White Christmas.
Northern Ireland, too, could also be treated to wintry scenes, with Belfast amongst the most likely cities in the UK to see snowfall, at 9-2.
London, Dublin and Leeds Bradford Airports all check in at 6-1, and with the Yorkshire flight hub 700ft above sea level, making it the highest airport in the UK, the latter looks good value. Manchester is 13-2 before Bristol, Liverpool and Cardiff complete the set at 8-1.
According to AccuWeather, there is a good chance that large parts of the UK could be treated to a light dusting on the big day. And it’s worth remembering that in order to be classified as a White Christmas, a single snowflake must be observed in the 24-hour period of December 25 according to mateostat.
Although forecasting snow is done with near-perfect accuracy within five days, it remains notoriously tricky business. But with an increased likelihood of cold spells during the early part of the winter, due to an expected La Nina ENSO state, could the stars, or clouds, align.
