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Dreaming of a white Christmas? Well, all hope is not lost. 

Temperatures over the last few days have been unseasonably mild for this time of year, however, it looks like that could all be about to change as Met Éireann warn of a cold and wet Christmas day. 

The day will start off relatively mild with highs of around four to seven degrees, eventually turning cold and frosty as the evening rolls in, with a risk of sleet and snow showers in the west. 

Overnight lows of minus one to two degrees will bring a risk of ice on untreated surfaces. 

"Cold and frosty overnight with clear spells and scattered showers, a few of them heavy with hail and with wintry falls over high ground, these chiefly confined to Atlantic coastal counties," Met Éireann said. 

St. Stephen's day will see highs of just three to six degrees, with heavy rain expected to push in off the Atlantic. 

Good thing we plan to spend the day watching movies and eating turkey sandwiches. 

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If the recent spate of freezing weather has you anticipating a white Christmas, you're not alone.

While battling through Baltic winds, hopeful members of the public have decided to put their money where their mouth is by placing bets on the likelihood we'll see in Christmas day to a white landscape.

"Frosty weather has people dreaming of a white Christmas and interest in the betting has increased over the past couple of days," Hayley O'Connor of Ladbrokes explained.

And with Met Éireann having previously released statistics that suggest we may indeed be in for a white Christmas, it's no real surprise that the general public are keen to cash in on the calculations and bookies are keen to now slash the odds.

"Records over the past 70 years show punters could be on the money and another cold snap would certainly see the odds further on the slide," Hayley added.

Ladbrokes, which started off with 6/1 odds of a snowy Christmas Day in Dublin have dropped to 5/1 while Cork, Shannon and Knock have dropped from 5/1 to 4/1.

Well ladies, is it worth it?
 

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