DOES SNOW SHOWER IN BRIGG RAISE HOPES OF A RARE WHITE CHRISTMAS ? WEATHER UPDATES NOW ADDED

The snow shower Brigg experienced around 8.40am today (Thursday, December 24) might shorten bookies' odds of a White Christmas.
However, some of the weather forecasts we've just checked don't seem convinced there will be much in the way of precipitation of any kind tomorrow, Christmas Day.
Some large flakes fell in Brigg this morning but the shower proved to be brief.
With an air temperature of 3C (37.4F) and some clouds about, there might be some more flurries to follow later.
The weather has certainly proved a talking point in Brigg this morning - some early Christmas Eve shoppers catching the snow in the town centre.
The last really severe winter in the UK was in 1962/3, but the white stuff did not arrive in force until December 27/28. Very cold conditions, including frequent snow, then took hold for weeks.

However, Brigg did have a White Christmas in 2010 - courtesy of one fairly light shower which didn't last too long. "It added to the white stuff already deep and crisp and even on Brigg streets from earlier falls over recent weeks," we reported 10 years ago.
In early March 2018 we had to contend with the so-called Beast From The East, blowing in from Scandinavia, which brought considerable snowfalls - by Brigg standards.

11am update: The Met Office has issued a yellow warning about ice affecting North Lincolnshire roads and paths tonight and on Christmas Day. Some difficult driving conditions are expected.

11.30am update: Strong winds are forecast by the Met Office from Boxing Day into Sunday (December 27) and the name Storm Bella has been assigned for what's to come.