Perhaps it’s a little snowverrated, but you’d have to admit that a white Christmas in Manchester this year would be quite something. Come on Brrrritain, give us something to shout about this year!
Admittedly, this actually happening in the North West city is largely just a fantasy each year, but that doesn’t stop us dreaming. Usually, the (admittedly fabulous) Christmas markets and lights – as opposed to the real icy, snowy covered streets – is all we get during the festive season, with snow usually showing itself in, I don’t know, February?
It’s been a while since the last white Christmas in Manchester, though—will it be different this year? Let’s find out… *Drumroll please*.
Will Manchester get a white Christmas this year?
No.
It’s unlikely at this point, but there is a slither of hope for a White Christmas in Manchester this year. As it stands, the 25th looks set to remain snowless (booo!), but some predictions are slating a dusting during Twixmas – the time between Christmas and New Year. The Met Office predicts a “cold showery airmass” from Saturday (December 23) and “wintry in places, mainly over high ground”.
The Met Office continues saying: “The Christmas period is most likely to start with a colder, showery, northerly airflow in situ across much of the country, perhaps with the exception of the far south, bringing some snowfall, mainly across hills in the north.
“This interlude likely to be short-lived, before a milder, westerly flow returns, which may lead to a risk of some transient snow to lower levels for a time. A continuation of this pattern most probable towards New Year’s Eve, with the majority of cloud and rain likely across the west, and drier, brighter conditions more probable in the east.”
On Christmas Day in Manchester, the temperature is currently predicted to be quite mild for this time of year with highs of 9°C and lows of 5°C.
You know what they say, though. Anything can happen, so we’re holding out for an unexpected drop just cold enough to give us a picturesque snowfall on December 25. Just like the ones I used to know see in films but never witness in Manchester.
Maybe next year, eh?