A 'snow bomb' is set to pummel large swathes of the country before Christmas, according to new weather maps - with temperatures also set to plunge around the festive period

Temperatures are expected to drop this weekend and into early next week. Will that bring snow this Christmas to the Savannah?

BBC Weather has predicted sunny intervals and a moderate breeze for Christmas Day in Edinburgh, with some rainy patches expected on Christmas Eve.

Snow is forecast for a large part of the UK on Christmas Eve, according to new weather maps, with Newcastle and Edinburgh among the cities affected by the wintry blast

The UK's Christmas week weather is likely to be "changeable and unsettled" - with the possibility of snow falling in some parts, forecasters have said.