Parts of the UK suffered heavy snow earlier this month bringing chaos to roads, forcing schools to close and cancelling flights. 

Odds were slashed that Britain would see a white Christmas, but only parts of Wales and North Scotland were expected to see wintry showers on the big day.

According to the latest weather map, some parts of the UK could be hit by snow on Wednesday. 

The Met Office said: “Rain, sleet and snow clear from Wales and England on Wednesday, with wintry showers elsewhere. 

“Thursday sunny but cold with coastal showers. Further rain and hill snow on Friday.”

BBC Weather said: “We are expecting a spell of particularly wet weather to cross south Wales and southern England on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, with even some snow possible on higher ground for a short time.”

Temperatures across the UK are also expected to fall after Christmas Day. 

Bookmakers slashed odds on whether there would be snowfall in major cities across the UK on the big day. 

The Met Office’s forecast for Christmas Day said there could be: “Rain, occasionally heavy, will move across northern and western parts, with the chance of snow in eastern Scotland.”

Some snowfall is still expected in the hills of Scotland this evening. 

Despite the predictions suggesting that there would not be major snowfall on Christmas Day, bookmakers saw an increase of bets before the festive period. 

Bookmaker Coral has seen an increase in customers having a flutter on a flurry of snow in 13 of the UK's biggest cities.

A spokeswoman for the Met Office was less optimistic, saying the chances of snowfall in London were "virtually nil".

She said: “It's quite likely that parts of Scotland, particularly the southern uplands and possibly the central hills above a couple of hundred metres or so will see some snow.

"It is most likely to fall through the afternoon and into the evening over Christmas Day.

"We will possibly see some snow in the hills and mountains of Wales and the north of England.”

For years, Christmas was declared "white" if a single flake of snow was observed by a professional meteorologist falling on the roof of the London Weather Centre.

The Met Office has now broadened its definition to extend to other parts of the country, although the snow still has to be recorded by a professional.

When looking at Boxing Day, The Met Office said: “Wintry showers continuing in the north, but largely dry and cold elsewhere with some sunshine. Outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow spread across Wales, Southern and Central areas later.”