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Christmas weather: dry and bright for most of UK and wintry flurries in north Christmas weather: dry and bright for most of UK and wintry flurries in north
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A white Christmas is looking increasingly unlikely, but most Britons can at least look forward to a pleasantly crisp and sunny Christmas, forecasters say – at least until a system of wind and rain sweeps in. A white Christmas looks increasingly unlikely, but most of the country can at least look forward to a pleasantly crisp and sunny day, forecasters say – at least until a system of wind and rain sweeps in.
However, following semi-apocalyptic predictions in recent days of another looming explosive cyclogenesis – the rapidly dropping system of low pressure occasionally known as a weather bomb – the Met Office says the front due to move across Britain from the west over Boxing Day will be less spectacular. However, following recent predictions of another explosive cyclogenesis – the rapidly dropping system of low pressure also known as a weather bomb – the Met Office said the front due to move across Britain from the west over Boxing Day will be less spectacular.
“Yesterday there was a lot of talk about a ‘Boxing Day bomb’ – that doesn’t look like the case based on this morning’s charts,” said Dan Williams, of the Met Office. “There’s no explosive cyclogenesis to this, it’s just a normal low-pressure system. Yes, the weather will be wet and windy, but nothing exceptional for the time of year.”“Yesterday there was a lot of talk about a ‘Boxing Day bomb’ – that doesn’t look like the case based on this morning’s charts,” said Dan Williams, of the Met Office. “There’s no explosive cyclogenesis to this, it’s just a normal low-pressure system. Yes, the weather will be wet and windy, but nothing exceptional for the time of year.”
The festive season will begin with rain clearing from the south-east first thing on Christmas Eve. “Once that’s gone through, most places are going to see some dry and mainly fine weather, with some sunshine around,” Williams said. The one exception will be showers in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, potentially wintry on higher ground, and it could feel breezy, especially on coasts. The festive period will begin with rain clearing from the south-east first thing on Christmas Eve. “Once that’s gone through, most places are going to see some dry and mainly fine weather, with some sunshine around,” Williams said. The one exception will be showers in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, potentially wintry on higher ground, and it could feel breezy, especially on coasts.
“It’s a nice day, and that really sets the scene for Christmas Day,” Williams said. “It will be fairly cold overnight, with a frost for quite a few places on Christmas morning. It looks like a nice day all round again – fine, dry, some bright spells, with temperatures again about 5C to 7C, what we’d expect for the time of year.”“It’s a nice day, and that really sets the scene for Christmas Day,” Williams said. “It will be fairly cold overnight, with a frost for quite a few places on Christmas morning. It looks like a nice day all round again – fine, dry, some bright spells, with temperatures again about 5C to 7C, what we’d expect for the time of year.”
The only hope of snow at Christmas is some possible “wintry flurries” along the east coast of Scotland and north-east England, but these are unlikely to settle. Snow of some kind falling on Christmas Day would be far from unusual – the Met Office said there had been some snow falling somewhere in Britain on 38 of the past 52 Christmases. The only hope of snow at Christmas is some possible “wintry flurries” along the east coast of Scotland and north-east England, but these are unlikely to settle. Snow of some kind falling on Christmas Day would be far from unusual – the Met Office said there snow had fallen somewhere in Britain on 38 of the past 52 Christmases.
The night into Boxing Day is forecast to be colder still, with lows of -4C or-5C in many places, before temperatures pick up as the wet and windy weather moves in.The night into Boxing Day is forecast to be colder still, with lows of -4C or-5C in many places, before temperatures pick up as the wet and windy weather moves in.
Into the weekend, the expectation is for “not particularly nice weather for a walk along the promenade or anything like that”, Williams said, with strong winds and rain, and big waves, especially on western coasts. However, Sunday or Monday should see a fresh system of higher pressure build up, bringing back crisp and clear conditions.Into the weekend, the expectation is for “not particularly nice weather for a walk along the promenade or anything like that”, Williams said, with strong winds and rain, and big waves, especially on western coasts. However, Sunday or Monday should see a fresh system of higher pressure build up, bringing back crisp and clear conditions.