Issued: 1000 Thursday 25th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

A rather cold but dry week.

High pressure maintains a settled week with a mix of cloud and sun, breezy spells, these mostly south at first. Patchy rain arrives to the north/east with time, then becoming unsettled New Year's Day.

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Sunday 28/12/2025
As the centre of high pressure settles just northwest of the British Isles, winds ease across all areas. It remains mostly cloudy but dry, some bright spells here and there. Frost and fog are likely in the morning in Scotland. Highs of 4 to 7C in central and southern areas, but only 2 to 4C across Scotland. Frost develops overnight, especially in western areas.

Monday 29/12/2025
Another generally cloudy day, with some light rain or drizzle possible over northern Scotland and northeast England. Elsewhere it stays mostly dry with light winds. Frost fairly widespread in Scotland at dawn. Highs of 4 to 7C for most, mildest English east coast, staying nearer 1 to 3C Scotland.


 

Tuesday 30/12/2025
High pressure shifts further west, allowing a northerly flow to set in. Some coastal showers develop, most in Scotland which will be wintry in upland areas. Cloud further south as well but bright spells in western Britain. Highs of around 2 to 5C for most, though a few degrees warmer east coast.


 

Wednesday - New Year's Eve
A rather cloudy and frosty start with coastal showers, these frequent in northwest Scotland and increasingly wintry. Cloud thickens later in the day over the north, with a band of rain reaching northern Scotland by evening. Best of bright weather to the southwest. Highs of 1 to 4C.


 

Thursday - New Year's Day
Becoming unsettled on New Year's Day with rain and wind passing south across the British Isles, the precipitation wintry or snowy in upland areas, some locally lower elevation areas too. Temperatures highly variable, highs of 1 to 5C.

Friday 02/01/2026
Breezy with wintry/snow showers in the northeast on Friday. Some bursts of rain further south too; mostly cloudy. Morning frost for most, highs reaching 1 to 5C.