Issued: 0900 Saturday 21st December 2024
Duty forecaster: Dr. Simon Keeling

Becoming milder through Christmas and dry for most, perhaps cooler later in the week

A cold and windy start to the week. Turning much milder later on Monday and this then leads us into a milder Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. There are some signs that by the end of the week conditions may become foggy in England and Wales whilst drizzle and patchy rain affects Scotland. Turning cooler again by the weekend.

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Christmas Eve 24/12/24
A warm front clearing eastern areas as a ridge of high pressure builds. Plenty of cloud and mild conditions to start the day. Some drizzle here and there, mainly over hills and northern and western coasts. Inland areas may see a few brighter spells developing as the day wears on, although always a threat of low cloud and drizzle in the west. More persistent rain may affect western Scotland. Becoming breezy in northwest Scotland. Highs at 11 to 13C.

Christmas Day 25/12/24
A ridge of high pressure brings broken cloud and a dry day for most of the British Isles. Low cloud and some drizzle could affect western coasts and hills. A few fog patches in central and southern areas of England. More cloud and some patchy rain for western Scotland and wedstern Ireland. Breezy northwest Scotland but light winds elsewhere. Highs at 10 to 14C.

Boxing Day 26/12/24
High pressure over much of the country on Boxing Day. Still broken cloud, but some sunny spells too in England and eastern Wales. Probably drizzly and misty over western coasts and hills. More persistent rain in northern and western Scotland and western Ireland. Highs at 7C in northern Scotland, 12C in southern England.


 

Friday 27/12/24
High pressure remains on Friday, although a front will be bringing rain and drizzle to much of central and western Scotland. Some mist and fog in central, southern and eastern England and Wales, slowly clearing to leave dry conditions. Highs at 7 to 10C.


 

Saturday 28/12/24
Fog could be widespread over England and Wales on Saturday under high pressure. The fog may be freezing too. Cloud and rain in north and western Scotland and Ireland as well as windier here. Highs at 2C in fog in the south, 8C in Scotland and Ireland.

Sunday 29/12/24
Fronts bringing some patchy rain across Wales, northern England and Scotland on Sunday. Mist and fog may trouble southern England. Turning b righter in western Scotland and western Ireland. Highs at 6 to 9C.