Snow at Christmas is deep-seated in British culture, and many of us long for the likes of the scenes depicted on traditional Christmas cards and in works like Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

For most parts of the UK, Christmas comes at the beginning of the season for snow. Wintry weather is more likely early in the deepening cold of January.

December 25th 2001

25 December 2001 was a cold and showery day across the UK, after the clearance of cloud and rain over central and southern areas.

What is a white Christmas?
For many a white Christmas means a complete covering of snow, ideally falling between midnight and midday on the 25th.

Amelia Hopley - Year 5

Thanks to the Met Office Website www.metoffice.gov.uk