Issued: 0800 Wednesday 16th December 2020
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled and mild with periods of rain, colder Christmas Eve

An unsettled spell of weather in the week ahead. Periods of rain, some of it heavy into next week after showers at the weekend. Turning colder pre-Christmas with a risk of snow showers in the north, and perhaps even with some falkes of snow further south by the end of the forecast.

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Saturday 19/12/20
A front over eastern England at first, this bringing some morning rain which will be clearing into the North Sea. Becoming brighter from the west with sunny spells, but also some showers on western coasts and hills. Rain may linger for a time in the far southeast as the showers continue over western coasts and hills. Sunny spells and drier elsewhere. Further showers in western Ireland, drier and brighter in eastern Ireland. Highs at 12C in the southeast, 6 to 8C in the west.

Sunday 20/11/20
A day of sunny spells and scattered showers on Sunday. The showers are most likely in western and southern areas. Central and eastern parts are drier with the best of the sunny spells here. Temperatures around or just above average at 7 to 10C.

 
 
 

Monday 21/12/20
Low pressure affects all parts of the UK and Ireland on Monday. An area of heavy rain will cross Ireland, Wales and England as well as southern Scotland with some strong winds in places. Northern Scotland will be brighter with a few showers. Mild in the south but cold in northern Scotland. Highs at 5C in northern Scotland, 14C in southern England.

Tuesday 22/12/20
A further area of low pressure cross Ireland, England and Wales on Tuesday. This brings the threat of some heavy rain to the south. Brighter and colder for Scotland and the far north of England as well as Northern Ireland. Highs at 13C in the far south, 5C in Scotland.

Wednesday 23/12/20
Low pressure crosses southern England on Wednesday. This brings cloud and rain with a risk of some sleet and snow over the hills of Wales and northern England. It may be that some wet snow occurs at lower levels later. Cold and fair in much of northern England and Scotland as well as much of Ireland. Some wintry showers to the northeast. Highs at 2 to 8C.

Christmas Eve 24/12/20
Rain and sleet in southern England on Christmas Eve. Colder air draigning into the rest of the UK with scattered snow showers in Scotland. Highs at 2 to 6C.