Issued: 0900 17 December 2016
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Decreasing frost risk

Hugh pressure keeps much of Britain dray as we start the week. The weather becomes much more unsettled as we reach the middle part of the week as Atlantic fronts spread outbreaks of rain in from the west. It also becomes much windier at times. Presently Christmas Day appears to start cold but wet and windy weather along with milder conditions may spread into Britain late in the day.

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Tuesday 20/12/16
Cooler today with near normal temperatures. Another dry day is expected. More low cloud an fog persists across England and Wales. An area of rain spreads into Scotland, Northern Ireland and western parts of England and Wales tonight with gales in the far north of Scotland. Expect high temperatures of 7 to 7C.

Wednesday 21/12/16
Milder for England and Wales. An area of rain weakens as it moves into England and Wales while another area of rain turns heavy affecting Scotland and Northern Ireland. Strong winds may affect Scotland and northern England. Wet across England and Wales overnight with heavy rain. Colder to the north with snow showers for northern Scotland. Highs of 6 to 9C.
 

Thursday 22/12/16
Colder as area of rain across central and south east England gradually clears from the west late in the day. Sunnier elsewhere with a risk of wintry showers across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the hills of northern England and Wales. A dry, clear, cold frosty night for England and Wales. Highs of 3 to 7C.
 

Friday 23/12/16
Apart from a few showers in the west, the day is dry with lots of sunshine for England and Wales. Cold with below average temperatures. Increasingly windy with gusts to 65 mph across Scotland and Northern Ireland later in the day as heavy rain comes in tonight. Highs of 4 to 7C.
 

Christmas Eve 24/12/16
Windy but milder with outbreaks of rain across much of the country. This becomes heavy and as it clears northern Scotland and Northern Ireland it may briefly change to snow. Snow showers to affect northern Scotland tonight, becoming dry and colder for most other areas. Highs of 6 to 9C.

Christmas Day 25/12/16
A colder day. Most places should be dry and bright with sunny spells. More cloud in the west with scattered snow showers for Northern Ireland and Scotland. Later in the day milder, wet and windy weather may sweep up into most parts of the country. Expect highs of 3 to 6C.