The Met Office has also issued its Christmas weather forecast and commented on the possibility of snow over the festive period.

Advanced weather prediction maps indicate that millions of Brits could be in for a flurry of snow on 30 December.

"Beast from the East" Threat: New weather maps suggest a cold air mass could move across Europe from the east toward the UK on Christmas Day, potentially bringing conditions similar to the infamous 2018 "Beast from the East." The 2018 event brought unusually heavy snowfall and temperatures as low as -14°C.

UK weather forecast maps predict snow blanketing Britain for five days later this month, with a wintry downpour covering almost all of the country. According to forecaster WXCHARTS's maps, compiled using Metdesk data,