Bookies have slashed the odds of a white Christmas, with millions told they could face a snowy December 25.
With only five days to go until the big day millions of people will be checking forecasts as they prepare to travel to see friends and family over the festive period.
According to William Hill, some will be driving through flurries as several areas are odds on to see at least some snow - including in Leeds, Belfast (both 4/9), and Manchester (4/7).
Edinburgh is at 4/6 while the chance of snowfall in London is 4/1.
William Hill spokesperson, Lee Phelps, said: “The north of England may have to start bracing for a white Christmas, as the odds of snow hitting Leeds and Manchester on Christmas Day have shortened significantly over the last 24 hours.
“Plummeting to 4/9, it is looking increasingly likely Leeds and Belfast will be hit by snow, and at 4/7, Manchester is also odds-on for a white Christmas.”
The Met Office says there will be a north south split come the festive weekend as the north can expect to see “wintry conditions”.
Down south it will be a little milder with rain fall although forecasters admit they are unsure exactly where the conditions will divide.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, Dan Harris, said; “From mid-week we expect to see a north / south split develop with colder weather arriving in the north, while the south hangs onto the mild conditions.
“There are, however, large uncertainties concerning where the boundary between these two air masses will eventually end up, especially as we head into the Christmas weekend.
“Uncertainty in the weather forecast details is not unusual at six to seven days out, and the current weather patterns are heightening those uncertainties.
“Confidence in the forecast is unlikely to increase until mid-week at the earliest and a range of outcomes are still possible.
“However, what we can say is that Christmas Day will most likely be mild with a risk of rain or showers in places for the south, especially the far south, while any cold air and wintry conditions will most likely be confined to the north of the UK.”
The Met Office added in the New Year is “potential for a more settled spell to bring overnight frosts and morning fog”.
It comes amid warnings 2023 is forecast to be the 10th consecutive year in which global temperatures will be at least 1C above pre-industrial levels measured as the period 1850-1900.
The forecast estimates global average temperatures in 2023 will be around 1.2C above what they were before humans started to drive climate change - putting it on track to be one of the world's hottest years.
The current record hot year in the records dating back to 1850 is 2016, a year that saw an "El Nino" climate pattern in the Pacific which pushes up global temperatures on top of global warming trends.
