Bookies have slashed the odds of a white Christmas for Renfrewshire after forecasters predicted snow will hit.
Bosses at William Hill say odds on the winter phenomenon are at their lowest level since 2017 as the UK braces itself for bad weather.
We told earlier in the week how the leading bookmaker was offering odds of 7-3 on snow being recorded at Glasgow Airport this Christmas.
But the chain have slashed odds on a snow at the site on Christmas Day to 3-1 as the Met Office say heavy snow and strong winds will hit Scotland and large parts of Northern Ireland this weekend.
It has resulted in the bookie slashing odds to levels not seen since the last recorded technical White Christmas in 2017, as forecasters brace themselves for the expected Storm Arwen, set to cause disruption this weekend.
The La Nina weather phenomenon - which results in cooler global temperatures as part of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation - will usher in what is expected to be the coldest winter since 2010.
Snow fell yesterday (Friday) in the Highlands, including Inverness, as William Hill say "with each passing week, the case for a White Christmas becomes more convincing".
Icy air blowing in from Arctic was responsible for their decision to drop returns on the chances of a White Christmas being recorded at 12 major UK airports.
The Met Office has also reaffirmed its forecast of long periods of snowfall and freezing temperatures in the coming days, particularly for higher ground in Scotland, parts of northern England and Wales.
A series of Arctic blasts are on the way to the UK, as the Jet Stream dips southwards, bringing bracing winds, freezing temperatures and a real possibility of snowfall for much of the UK.
Now William Hill, which instituted the festive flurry flutter in the 1970s, has been forced to cut the odds.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports are now on a par, while Leeds Bradford - which is more the 700 ft above sea level and holds the record for being the highest UK airport, also sits at 3-1.
William Hill spokesperson, Rupert Adams, said: "It appears that this latest cold snap has arrived right on time and it is part of a bigger narrative which is expected to play out right up until the big day. The strongest La Nina weather phenomenon since 2010 should ensure a much colder than normal winter. And with each passing week, the case for a White Christmas becomes more convincing."
Forecasters at Exacta Weather also revealed that all things point to the most cold and wintry conditions since 2010, as odds for Liverpool and Manchester have airports seeing a festive flurry were cut to 7-2 and 4-1, from 8-1 and 13-2 respectively.
Newcastle and Birmingham (both 4-1), Belfast (9-2), Dublin and London (both 6-1), and Bristol and Cardiff (both 8-1) complete the set.
In 2017, 11 percent of weather stations recording snow falling, but none recorded any on the ground.
The last widespread white Christmas in 2010 saw snow on the ground at 83 per cent of weather stations - the highest amount ever recorded - while snow or sleet fell at 19 per cent of stations.
A white Christmas is declared with the observation of a single snowflake falling in the 24 hours of December 25, at one of 12 major UK airports.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind, with an additional snow warning in place for much of the central belt over today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday), with experts warning disruption could occur.
