Hi all,

December, these days, always seems mild. Much colder years ago and this December has been no different. Temperatures on Wednesday morning were into the teens in some places. A White Christmas is on-hold for another year.

Thursday: Much colder air now in place with a fresh west-to-northwesterly airflow. A decent day though with sunny spells and most showers out to the west, which could fall as hail. Windy, making it feel colder (like 0°C). Ground-frost developing later but lifting as cloud arrives later in the night. Max 6°C Min 3°C

Friday: Back to the mild and wet. Cloud thickening during the morning with rain pushing east late-morning and into the afternoon. Drier into the evening. Windy. Max 9°C Min 6°C

Weekend: Very windy at times, some wintry showers and eventually colder.

Saturday: A weather-front will bring some patchy rain from the north-west during the morning, turning showery later. Tightly-packed isobars means a strong and gusty wind will be present, with gusts to 50mph. Possible warning could be issued but as for a named-storm, this for now, seems unlikely. Max 10°C Min 4°C

Sunday: Colder air will have followed in behind those showers and with it again being a windy day (45mph), the wind-chill will be notable (0°C). Generally cloudy with some showers, which could be wintry on the tops and fall as hail in places. Max 6°C Min 4°C

Outlook: Damp and mild at first but hopefully drier for Christmas Day with high pressure building leading to some bright spells and mild with temperatures of about 10-12°C. The following days look good; dry with sunny spells developing and feeling pleasant in any sunshine with light winds and maximum temperatures into double-figures. No chance of a White Christmas.

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Thanks,
Jon

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Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 18th of December 2024 at 6:40pm