The Met Office has revealed that snow is more likely to fall over Easter than Christmas with a dusting also 'possible' in March.
It comes after unseasonably warm weather swept across the UK, with the hottest temperatures of the year so far recorded in Weybourne, Norfolk, yesterday.
The Met Office long range forecast shows drier than average conditions, although one of the organisation's forecasters said Brits could be in for snow.
Meteorologist Graham Madge told Somerset Live : "A white Easter is more likely than a white Christmas.
"It’s possible that we could get snow in March, in fact, it's more likely we will get snow in March than in December."
But the weather guru said there was "still a lot to play for" between now and March 9, and that the snowy outcome depended on a range of global weather patterns.
"We are not seeing it in our long-range forecast, and what we are suggesting is that temperatures from March 6 to the end of the month are likely to remain average.
"There aren’t any signals for prolonged cold, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have the odd cold snap," he explained.
Mr Madge concluded that it was possible a snowstorm could hit the UK but it was only one of a range of possible outcomes.
It comes after Brits enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far yesterday with temperatures of up to 17.5C, making parts of the UK hotter than Madrid.
Reacting to the warm weather yesterday, BBC forecaster Chris Fawkes said: "The weather in the UK has gone from something like being stuck in a deep freezer to something unusually warm.
"With air coming up from north Africa and Spain across England and Wales that's where the temperatures are at their most unusual.
"It is already the warmest day of the year so far. Temperatures will probably reach 18C across parts of east of England which is very unusual for February."
Met Office five-day UK forecast:
This evening and tonight:
Most parts dry with clearing skies allowing a widespread frost and a few fog patches to form. Breezy across northern Scotland with a little rain.
Friday
Early fog patches clearing, then most parts fine with plenty of sunshine and light winds. Cloudier in the far north at times with a little rain at first.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday
Cloud and increasingly patchy rain across northwestern areas will sink southeast through the weekend. Mainly fine ahead and to the rear of this, with sunny spells. Rather mild for all.
Met Office long range UK forecast:
Outlook for Tuesday 2 Mar 2021 to Thursday 11 Mar 2021:
High confidence for this period as high pressure likely to be close to, or over the UK giving a mostly settled outlook, with any uncertainty existing with respect to the orientation of this high.
Currently the strongest signals suggest an initial placement over the south of the UK before transferring to the north later next week.
This means that most areas will stay fine and dry with plenty of sunny spells, and that any spells of rain and stronger winds are most likely to the far north and west of the UK where front incursions are most likely.
Temperatures are likely to remain around average for this time of year. Where skies clear overnight frost and fog patches may become prevalent.
Outlook for Friday 12 Mar 2021 to Friday 26 Mar 2021:
Settled conditions are likely to continue, though Atlantic frontal systems may make more progress across the country at times, introducing occasional wetter weather.
However, the overall signal suggests drier than average weather with near normal temperatures are most likely for the rest of the period, though occasional colder spells cannot be ruled out.
