The days of snowball fights and sledging could be over for much of the UK by the end of the century, analysis by the Met Office has suggested.
Research has found that most of England's south might not see temperatures at or below freezing by the 2040s, due to climate change.
By 2080, only very high ground and parts of northern Scotland will see freezing temperatures if the trend continues.
The Met Office said each year will vary and some will be colder or warmer than the trend.
The findings are based on projections assuming global emissions continue to increase but the Met Office said that, while this scenario may not be the most likely outcome, it is credible.
Even if emissions are reduced, average temperatures are still likely to increase and lead to hotter, drier summers.
Senior Met Office scientist Dr Lizzie Kendon told BBC Panorama: "We're saying by the end of the century much of the lying snow will have disappeared entirely except over the highest ground.
"The over-arching picture is warmer, wetter winters; hotter, drier summers.
"But within that, we get this shift towards more extreme events, so more frequent and intense extremes, so heavier rainfall when it occurs.
"It's a big change... in the course of our lifetime. It's just a wake-up call really as to what we're talking about here."
Dr Kendon said temperatures exceeding 30C (86F) for two days in a row will be 16 times more frequent by the end of the century, compared to the average between 1981 and 2000.
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2020-12-07 07:30:00Z
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