Edinburgh's sudden plummeting temperatures caused by icy Artic winds has bookies slashing odds on a white Christmas in the capital.
Met Office forecasters say that some parts of Scotland will get the first of this winter's ' heavy and snowy showers ' this week as temperatures plunge below zero.
As a result bookmaker William Hill has shortened its odds at 12 major UK airports for a snowy Christmas with bets for Edinburgh at 10-3.
Edinburgh has been slapped with a weather warning for Friday and Saturday this week, with the Met Office warning of the 'potential for a period of very strong winds to develop across northern Scotland on Friday afternoon then extend south during the evening."
Despite a mild start to the week, Sunday 28 November will see the mercury go below zero in Edinburgh, with a chilling -1C temperature forecast for the city.
William Hill spokesperson Rupert Adams said: “While we’ve enjoyed a relatively mild November to date, we now look set to welcome freezing temperatures in the coming days.
"Forecasters are already calling snow showers for the tail end of this week, and with most of the forecasting tools at our disposal pointing to more of the same for early December, we had no other option than to cover our backs.”
