Met Office Wednesday evening weather forecast 25/12/2024

25 December -  National weather forecast presented by Jonathan Vautrey.

Transcript

00:00Hello there, good evening, hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. We have missed the

00:05wintry elements this year, it's been very mild instead, with temperatures climbing above

00:1014 degrees Celsius in north-eastern Scotland. It's been our mildest Christmas day since

00:152016. We have though started to see this cold front push into the far north-west. This is

00:20trying to introduce some slightly cooler and fresher conditions, but it's going to make

00:24very slow progress, only gradually moving across areas of Scotland throughout this evening

00:29and overnight. Eventually outbreaks arriving into the central belt into the early hours

00:34of Boxing Day morning and also turning a bit damper for areas of Northern Ireland also.

00:38England and Wales managing to stay drier, some fog patches around also. Temperatures

00:44underneath all the cloud though certainly aren't going to be too chilly for as many

00:47of us holding up around 6 to 9 degrees Celsius. This band of rain is going to be in play for

00:54a good portion of Boxing Day, particularly for the morning across Northern Ireland, but

00:58it will gradually shift its way northwards ever so slightly, so hopefully turning drier

01:02into the afternoon here. But for much of Scotland, damp, drizzly, dreary, unfortunately raincoats

01:07certainly needed if you are stepping outside for a Boxing Day walk to work off any of that

01:11Christmas Day lunch. Some sunnier spells possible across parts of eastern England, but again

01:16central and southern areas staying largely cloudy and underneath those milder conditions

01:20once again, temperatures in double digits for many 10 or 11 degrees Celsius. But to

01:25the north of that rain band, where that cooler air is starting to feed its way in, we'll

01:29see a notable dip in temperatures for Northern Scotland now around 7 to 8 degrees Celsius.

01:36On Friday we hold on to very similar conditions with high pressure still in charge across

01:40continental Europe and into southern areas of the UK. This cold front in the north will

01:45begin to weaken slightly so the rain will turn lighter and patchier, hopefully a few

01:49more drier intervals in there if you are stepping outside. Spots of drizzle are possible elsewhere

01:55across the UK, particularly over higher ground sites around some coastal districts. So again

01:59for Northern Ireland, England and Wales, it will be largely cloudy with the best of the

02:02sunshine to the eastern areas of higher ground. Although we are still holding on to those

02:08mild conditions, the lack of sunshine does mean we are going to see a slow drop in our

02:13temperatures over the next few days. And by the time we reach Friday, we'll be a little

02:16closer towards average for the time of year. Many of us now around 8 or 9 degrees Celsius,

02:21perhaps just climbing into double digits for parts of Northern Ireland and the central

02:25belt of Scotland. Any chance of something brighter arriving? Well, this rain band in

02:31the north west does look like it will eventually push its way further south eastwards as we

02:35head into the weekend. So that means for Saturday, some rain across southern districts, but behind

02:41it we'll introduce some sunnier spells across the north west, which will then hopefully

02:46arrive further towards the south east as we head towards Sunday. But we'll have plenty

02:50more updates on all of that as we do head over the next few days. So do stay up to date.

02:55Otherwise, I hope you enjoy the rest of your evening. Bye bye.