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- Bookmakers are offering odds of snowfall on Christmas Day around the UK this year
- Last year was technically a White Christmas in the UK with snow recorded in 5 weather stations
- Further betting specials include odds on who will have the Christmas Number One this year
Bookmakers are offering odds of snowfall on Christmas Day around the UK this year
UK Betting Sites are now offering betting odds on a White Christmas happening this year with a dreary festive period on the way and a chance of snowfall always on the cards in the UK.
The current betting market looks at a variety of locations around the UK and also internationally with New York also featuring high up in the betting odds with a 4/1 chance of seeing snow.
Scotland is the favourite to get snowfall on Christmas Day this year though with both Edinburgh and Glasgow sharing the top spot in the betting at 2/1 to have a White Christmas this year.
William Hill's full market puts the pair at the top with a 33% chance that there's snowfall at each location, with Leeds and Belfast following just behind in the market at 3/1 and 7/2 respectively.
| Snow on Christmas Day 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh (Airport) | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Glasgow (Airport)
|
2/1 | 33.3% |
| Leeds (Leeds-Bradford Airport) | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Belfast (Airport) | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| New York JFK International (Airport) | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Manchester (Airport) | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Birmingham (Airport) | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Cardiff (Airport) | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| London (City Airport)
|
11/1 | 8.3% |
| Bristol (Airport) | 20/1 | 4.8% |
What the expert says..
Last year was technically a White Christmas in the UK with snow recorded in 5 weather stations
2022 saw a 'Technical White Christmas' in the UK as five weather stations recorded snow or sleet fall on Christmas Day last year with snow spreading further across the UK on Boxing Day.
Three weather stations in Scotland saw snow fall on Christmas Day in 2022 with a further two weather stations in Northern Ireland seeing snow or sleet although most of the UK didn't see snow at all.
The next month or so will start to see predictions from the Met Office around the Christmas period where they will likely highlight if there will be snow over the festive period or not.
Further betting specials include odds on who will have the Christmas Number One this year
LadBaby has been the Christmas Number One for the past five years with charity single releases hitting the top of the charts every Christmas since 2018.
This year looks like it could be more of the same as bookmakers once again have LadBaby at the top of the betting market to get a sixth consecutive number one at Christmas.
William Hill say there's a 50% chance that LadBaby hits the top spot with Ed Sheeran second favourite in the odds at 4/1 to top the charts during the festive period.
| Christmas Number One 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| LadBaby | 1/1 | 50.0% |
| Ed Sheeran | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Sam Ryder | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| JVKE | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Adele | 5/1 | 16.7% |
