Issued: 0900 Tuesday 24th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

High pressure and clouds for Christmas, unsettled around New Years.

High pressure over the Continent keeps things generally settled around Christmas. Periods of rain, some heavy, and wind, coming around New Years. Cooling temperatures likely causing snow.

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Friday 27/12/2024
High pressure lingers keeping things settled in most places. Calm conditions across England and Wales allowing fog patches to form overnight and persistent clouds through the day. Light drizzle here and there. Periods of light rain over northwest Ireland and western Scotland with a gentle breeze. Highs of 7C north, 10C in the far south.


 

Saturday 28/12/2024
Some light rain or drizzle will spread northwest to southeast as the day progresses. Fog, drizzle, and bright spells possible in England before rain arrives, primarily in the south. Winds slowly pick up through the day. Highs between 7C to 9C, staying cooler where fog lingers.


 

Sunday 29/12/2024
A mix of showers and sunny spells to start Sunday. Best chances of sun in the southeast. Scotland and Ireland can expect cloudier skies with rain in the west. Higher hills in Scotland may see snow. Becoming breezy everywhere. Highs of 7C to 8C, 10C in Ireland.


 

Monday 30/12/2024
The new week starts cloudy and windy, especially in the northwest, where heavy, persistent rain is expected. Snow likely on the hills. Scattered showers along western coasts but most other areas stay dry. Highs of 4C in the north, 9C south.



 
 
 

New Years Eve 31/12/2024
Heavy rain will move east through the day, clearing to leave blustery showers behind. Higher hills will see snow, some possibly reaching lowlands in the Central Belt and Borders. A breezy day with highs of 3C in the north and 10C in the south.

New Years Day 01/01/2025
Breeze, possibly gales, and precipitation continue today. Snow into north England, some flakes reaching even further south. Periods of sun spells in the north. A colder day with highs of 2C in the north, 7C south.