Met Office Weather Christmas Day forecast

Evening Standard

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00:00 Hello there, welcome to your latest Met Office forecast. It remains cloudy and damp and a

00:06 wet Christmas for many of us and that's thanks to an area of low pressure. But it is slowly

00:12 moving out of the way and we'll see a ridge of high pressure just about moving in for

00:16 Boxing Day, allowing something a little more settled. However, it then turns wet and very

00:22 windy as we move through Wednesday itself. Met Office warnings out for many parts of

00:28 the country. So if you are travelling on Wednesday, it is worth staying attuned to the forecast.

00:34 For the rest of Christmas Day, a cloudy picture for many of us. Outbreaks of rain which could

00:38 be heavy at times, particularly over western parts of Wales, some drizzly bits and pieces

00:44 in places. Showers across Northern Ireland, Northern England into Scotland, some of these

00:48 heavy at times. And then a band of showery rain bumping into colder air will lead to

00:52 some snow across the higher ground of Scotland, generally above 200 metres or so, perhaps

00:57 as much as 5 to 10 centimetres over the higher ground. So a white Christmas, but for the

01:03 vast majority a wet Christmas. And a mild one too. Temperatures 11, 12, 13 Celsius under

01:09 the cloud and rain across England and Wales. Colder further north, 6 or 7 across parts

01:14 of Scotland. Into the evening time further, blustery showers across the northern half

01:19 of the UK. The rain across England and Wales slowly pushing away into the early hours.

01:24 Showers initially, but even these start to fade away as we move into the start of Boxing

01:29 Day. Clear skies for many and that will allow it to turn quite chilly. Temperatures dipping

01:35 lower than they have done of late. Low single figures below freezing across the glens of

01:39 Scotland with wintry showers across northern Scotland. We could see some icy stretches

01:43 developing. But that means a bright start for many on Boxing Day. Sunny spells, a few

01:49 showers initially, but dry day for many. Plenty of blue skies and that's a great day then

01:55 to be out and about, working off that Christmas dinner. However, cloud and rain does spread

02:01 into the south west as we move into the afternoon. Parts of Devon and Cornwall seeing some outbreaks

02:05 of rain and the sunshine becoming increasingly hazy. Best of the blue skies across parts

02:10 of Scotland. Those wintry showers across the far north east continuing. So for most, a

02:16 dry day. Temperatures a little bit more festive as well. Generally 4-6 Celsius across the

02:21 north of the UK. Still mild across the very far south west as that cloud and rain moves

02:25 back in 11 or 12 degrees. It's all changed then through Boxing Day evening time and into

02:32 Wednesday as these weather systems start to move in. So outbreaks of rain pushing slowly

02:36 north eastwards across parts of England and Wales. A chilly night and evening across parts

02:42 of Scotland. Temperatures falling below freezing here. And then for Wednesday, a very unsettled

02:48 day. So if you are travelling, do take extra care. Outbreaks of heavy rain pushing north

02:52 eastwards across much of the country. Bumping into colder air across Scotland will lead

02:56 to some snowfall here. Very strong winds too. Gusts of 50-60mph possible across southern

03:02 and western coasts of England and Wales. Perhaps even just as strong across parts of Northern

03:07 Ireland and Western Scotland too. Showery rain following some of this heavy at times.

03:13 And temperatures with strong and gusty winds coming in from the south, it will generally

03:17 be mild. 12 or 13 Celsius though. With the strength of the wind, it won't feel quite

03:22 as mild as the numbers suggest. Cold air across Scotland just about holding on, particularly

03:26 over the higher ground where the snow continues. So it remains unsettled as we move through

03:32 the week ahead. Something a little quieter for Boxing Day. So do stay tuned to the forecast

03:37 over the coming days. See you again soon.

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