Issued: 1000hrs Wednesday 17th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Wind and rain at first, steadily becoming cooler and more showery

A gradual shift to easterly winds will bring gradual cooling. A footprint of moisture will facilitate spells of rain in the southwest, some showers forming onto east coasts too.

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Saturday 20/12/25
Morning rain in Ireland slips east over the Irish Sea, where it will linger well into the day; this rain perhaps persistent in southwest England, coastal Wales, and areas near the North Channel between Norther Ireland and Scotland. Breezy in these areas. Drier and brighter east Britain. Some showers into west Ireland. Tops near 7 to 10C.
 

Sunday 21/12/25
Low pressure south of Ireland on Sunday. Showers or outbreaks of rain across Ireland, Wales, and southwest England, these spreading more broadly into England through the day. Brighter north for a time, some patchy rain reaching here later. Highs at 6 to 10C.


 

Monday 22/12/25
A front sweeps southeast to northwest through the day; many areas will see an outbreak of rain, locally more frequent Ireland and northwest England. Often cloudy east with some showers into east Scotland. A brisk east wind making it feel cool. Highs at 7 to 10C.


 

Tuesday 23/12/25
Low pressure stays southwest of the British Isles. A day of cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern England Scotland. Some patchy rain and showers in the southwest of England and Wales. A few brighter spells elsewhere but feeling cool for all. Tops near 5 to 8C.


 

Christmas Eve 24/12/25
A cool Christmas Eve with cloud in southern Ireland and southwest England, as well as many eastern areas, giving patchy rain. Brighter west, particularly northern areas with sunny spells. Feeling cooler at 5 to 7C.

Christmas Day 25/12/25
Early frosts likely on Christmas. More patchy rain into northeast England and east Scotland, a risk of spreading westward from these areas. Often cloudy but a few bright spells west. A brisk easterly will feel cold with highs at 4 to 7C.