Forex Trading For Beginners 2021: UK white Christmas declared after overnight snow

An early morning dusting of snow spotted in County Durham

Parts of the UK have woken up to snowy scenes, with a "white Christmas" officially declared by the Met Office.

Morning snowfall was seen in Wattisham in Suffolk, Leconfield in Humberside and Hessle in East Yorkshire.

Most of the country will have clear and dry weather for Christmas Day but eastern parts of England have seen a light scattering of snow.

It came after people had to be rescued from their cars and homes amid flooding in some areas on Christmas Eve.

"We've just had official confirmation that this Christmas is a white one!"

the Met Office tweeted.

Morning everyone, we've just had official confirmation that this #Christmas is a white one! Leconfield in Humberside reported #snow falling at 5am, and Wattisham in Suffolk also reported recent snow at this time. Further updates will be issued as they become available #UKSnow pic.twitter.com/FDGqvnOoIL
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 25, 2020

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Many woke up to a frost covering their cars, streets and gardens on Christmas morning.

Andy Brunning taking a selfie with the "sprinkling of snow" in Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Snow in Richmond in North Yorkshire and Skidby in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

In some places, a scattering of snow had settled overnight.

Snow dusted cars in Hessle in East Yorkshire on Christmas morning.

The Met Office said most areas would see a dry and cold day, but there was a chance of more snow showers across eastern parts of England.

The Old Packhouse Bridge in Carrbridge in the Cairngorms National Park

Tynemouth Beach on the North East coast of England

Rain has caused flooding elsewhere in the UK, including in Wales and in the Midlands.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service dealt with 500 calls in a matter of hours between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Police in Northamptonshire said the emergency services evacuated more than 1,000 people from the Billing Aquadrome holiday park on Thursday night and water had reached up to 5ft deep in some places.

A couple were rescued from a submerged car on Christmas Eve near Norwich in what onlookers called a "Christmas miracle", while heavy rainfall in Cambridgeshire left some roads impassable.

On Boxing Day, Storm Bella is forecast to bring further downpours and winds of up to 70mph in some coastal locations.

An amber warning for wind has been issued for parts of southern Wales and across southern England from 22:00 GMT on 26 December.

A yellow warning for wind also applies for the whole of England and Wales from 15:00 GMT on Boxing Day.

There will also be a yellow warning for rain in place for Wales, parts of the south-west and north-west of England, and north-western Scotland.

Have you woken up to a white Christmas? Get in touch with your photos at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.

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