UK weather: Where heavy snow could fall this Christmas with 18cm predicted for New Year

Weather charts reveal heavy snow could arrive in parts of Uk on Christmas Day.

Some bookmakers are slashing the odds for a White Christmas in parts of the UK amid reports 18cm of snow could also arrive in the New Year.

Heavy rain, which could turn to wintry showers for some in the New Year, are included in the Met Office's long-range forecast from December 31.

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While the worst of the snow fall will be confined to Northern England and Scotland, other locations could see wintry showers.

But if predictions by WX Charts, which provides international weather data, prove to be true, parts of the the South West, the East, the Midlands and the North could all see snow on Christas Day.

The Met Office states in its forecast for December 21-30: "The start of this period is looking to be settled and predominantly dry with large amounts of cloud. Isolated mist and fog patches developing in clearer areas. In general, cloud amounts will tend to reduce with time, with a corresponding increase in the risk of overnight fog and frost, which may be slow to clear by day in some areas.

"Towards the middle of the period, there is an increasing chance of more unsettled and windier weather affecting the UK, with rain, and perhaps snow, possible for some places.

"Temperatures will generally be near to below normal, perhaps rather cold in the south, feeling chilly where any fog persists, and locally mild in the north and northwest."

What do weather charts show?

Heavy snow could fall on parts of Gloucestershire, the Midlands and the North on Christmas Day (WX Charts)

Heavy snow could arrive in a number of locations on Christmas Day (WX Charts)

(WX Charts)

Snow could fall in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset on Boxing Day (WX Charts)

Met Office long-range forecast for December 31-January 14

Settled conditions are likely to remain into the New Year with a continued risk of frost and fog. Any unsettled spells are most likely for the northwest, with occasional stronger winds, and some showers or longer spells of rain and potential for areas of snow. Temperatures are expected to be around average, but milder in the north, and colder in the south at times, where frost is most likely. Heading deeper into January there is a likely shift towards more changeable conditions, especially in the northwest, and turning milder again too.