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- Glasgow and Edinburgh the 2/1 favourites to see snow on Christmas Day this year as temperature's drop
- White Christmas odds in general still sit at 4/5 with snow expected in some parts of the UK
- What is a White Christmas?
Glasgow is the 2/1 favourite to see snow on Christmas Day this year as temperature's drop
Freezing temperatures are currently hitting the UK this week with snowfall seen from the south to the north as we approach the festive period.
Bookies are giving odds on specific places in the UK to see snowfall on Christmas Day this year with Scottish cities Glasgow and Edinburgh both 2/1 joint favourites.
William Hill say there's a 33% chance of either city seeing snow on Christmas Day with Leeds and Manchester just behind in the betting odds.
| Snow on Christmas Day | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow (Airport) | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Edinburgh (Airport) | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Manchester (Airport) | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Leeds (Airport) | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Newcastle (Airport)
|
4/1 | 20.0% |
| Liverpool (Airport) | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Birmingham (Airport) | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| London (City Airport) | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Cardiff (Airport) | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Dublin (Airport) | 6/1 | 14.3% |
The results for this betting market will be officially confirmed by independent adjudicators British Weather Services (BWS) according to William Hill.
White Christmas odds in general still sit at 4/5 with snow expected in some parts of the UK
The latest odds still sit at 4/5 that we will see a White Christmas this year, with a 55% chance that we snowfall in some part of the UK.
As temperatures are getting colder and colder each day, we may well see those odds tumble further as we approach 25th December.
Coral slashed the odds from 2/1 to 4/5 that we see snow on Christmas Day this year after a chilly last couple of months and those odds remain the same just 10 days before Christmas.
The last widespread White Christmas we had in the UK was back in 2010 with snow or sleet at 83% of the recording stations.
Will It Snow In The UK This Christmas (White Christmas Odds)
What is a White Christmas?
The old definition of a White Christmas was if snow fell at the Met Office in London, but this has since changed to a variety of stations across the UK.
'The definition that the Met Office uses to define a White Christmas is for one Snowflake to be observed falling in the 24 hours of 25th December,' according to the Met Office themselves.
The last time we saw widespread recordings of snow on the ground in the UK on Christmas Day was way back in 2010, so 12 years on it seems like we're due a bit of snowfall on Christmas Day.
