Met Office Thursday Afternoon Weather Forecast 25/12/25

Met Office

25 December - National Afternoon Forecast presented by Tom Morgan

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00:00Hello and a very Merry Christmas to you.

00:02While some of us may have been a little disappointed not to work into some snow this morning,

00:06at least it's a lot drier compared to what it has been.

00:10And it's all courtesy of this large area of high pressure that's dominating northwestern parts of Europe.

00:14And on the southern side of this area of high pressure, we have got some strong winds.

00:18So in particular parts of England and Wales today, it's particularly windy.

00:21And the winds are coming in from a cold, easterly direction,

00:24drawing air in from parts of Poland and eastern parts of Europe.

00:28So it is feeling particularly cold in the south, in the breeze.

00:32And across the very far southwest of the UK, south Cornwall in particular,

00:35we could see a little bit of rain and perhaps one or two flakes of snow over the highest ground

00:39should we see that rain fringe a little bit further north.

00:42But for most of us, high pressure keeps it dry and settled.

00:46Lots of sunshine for the vast majority as well through the course of this afternoon.

00:49Just a bit more in the way of cloud across parts of Scotland and northeastern parts of England.

00:53Perhaps even the odd spittle spots will drizzle across parts of Shetland and Orkney as well.

00:59But most places will stay dry and there should be a good deal of sunshine for many of us as well.

01:05It will feel cold though, wherever you are.

01:07Highs of between three and six degrees Celsius on the thermometer for many of us,

01:11which is below average for the time of year.

01:13But when you factor in the strength of those easterly winds in the south,

01:16it will feel like it's below freezing, minus one, minus two in some spots.

01:21And not much better, not much higher than freezing further north either.

01:26Let's just focus in on the winds though across parts of Wales and southwest England

01:30through the course of this afternoon.

01:31Because we do have a yellow warning in place here.

01:34This is in place until midnight this evening.

01:37So generally it's going to be quite a blustery easterly wind

01:40that's going to potentially bring some travel disruption in places.

01:43The odd tree branch coming down, maybe some interruptions to power as well,

01:47particularly because it's from a fairly unusual direction.

01:51We could see potentially gusts as high as 65 miles per hour over the highest ground

01:55and in some exposed coastal regions too.

01:57And with those winds coming on shore, we could see some quite large waves as well.

02:01So something to bear in mind if you are travelling around

02:03through the course of this afternoon and this evening.

02:06But otherwise, further north, the winds will be quite a bit lighter

02:08and actually we'll see some fog patches,

02:11some which may not have cleared through the course of this afternoon

02:13across parts of the highlands of Scotland,

02:16reforming through the course of tonight.

02:18Otherwise, staying dry, a mixture of cloud and clear spells.

02:21And where we see the skies stay clearest for longest,

02:24well, temperatures will fall below freezing,

02:25particularly further north where winds are lighter.

02:28Fairly widespread frost across parts of Scotland, for example.

02:30But further south, a bit more touch and go.

02:32Most places, most towns and cities at least,

02:34staying a fraction above freezing just thanks to that fairly brisk easterly wind.

02:40But for Boxing Day, it's looking like another fine day of weather to come.

02:43There may be a bit more in a way of cloud compared to today

02:46across parts of southern England, for example.

02:48For most places, we'll see quite a good deal of winter sunshine.

02:52So certainly a nice day to stretch your legs

02:54and perhaps burn off that Christmas Day lunch.

02:56And there will be a bit more in a way of cloud

02:58perhaps across more northeastern parts of Scotland

03:00and northeastern parts of England.

03:01But here, at least, the winds won't be as strong as further south.

03:05So highs of six or seven degrees Celsius.

03:07And even in the south, temperatures perhaps a shade higher

03:10compared to Christmas Day.

03:11And the wind's not quite as bitter and not quite as strong either.

03:16Now, there's not going to be a huge amount of change

03:17as we go into the weekend as well.

03:19High pressure is going to keep it generally dry and settled for most of the UK.

03:22It may well be a bit cloudier for some areas on Saturday.

03:26The best of the sunshine probably towards more western parts of the UK.

03:29And temperatures, again, fairly close to average for the time of year.

03:33Perhaps just nudging up ever so slightly.

03:35Highs of seven or eight degrees in the south.

03:37But potentially staying much colder than that

03:40if any fall patches do linger.

03:42For example, where the winds are lighter further north.

03:45Into Sunday, and it's really a case to spot the difference.

03:47There's not going to be a huge amount of change.

03:49Perhaps a bit more in a way of cloud overall.

03:51But I still fancy there'll be a few sunnier breaks,

03:54particularly across Scotland and more northwestern parts of the UK.

03:57But generally, probably a bit cloudier compared to previous days.

04:01And temperatures, on the face of it, five to seven degrees.

04:04Not too far away from average.

04:06But certainly feeling cold where any fall patches linger

04:09and underneath that cloud.

04:11Whatever you're up to, though, through the rest of Christmas,

04:13do make sure you have a lovely one.

04:15And I'll see you again very soon.

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