Folks throughout a lot of the UK ought to be secure to go away their winter layers and umbrellas at house on Christmas Day, as a run of unseasonably gentle climate continues.
Highs of between 11C and 13C are forecast, decrease than the warmest Christmas on file again in 1920 when it was 15.6C in Devon.
A blanket of cloud will greet early risers on Christmas morning, with the specter of rain remoted to the western and northern isles of the UK, and across the Highlands’ Nice Glen.
There may be “no snow anticipated wherever within the UK”, Met Workplace meteorologist Tom Morgan stated. “Will probably be a inexperienced Christmas.”
“Nice information in case you do have journey plans over the following few days, no climate warnings are anticipated, no disruptive climate however… not nice information if you need a festive really feel and positively no snow or frost on the best way,” he added.
This Christmas Eve was the warmest on record for Northern Ireland, with Magilligan on the north coast reaching 14.3C.
On Wednesday, Scotland and Northern Eire can count on spells of rain however the remainder of the UK is predicted to remain dry.
Boxing Day will nearly be a case of spot-the-difference once we look out of our home windows.
The primary indicators of a change will arrive late on Friday, Lear stated, as north-westerly winds introduce colder air throughout Scotland.
However these chasing the dream of a white Christmas must look to continental Europe this yr.
Contemporary snowfall is anticipated in northern Scandinavia, the Apennine Mountains in central Italy and components of the Balkans.
