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2025: likely another record year for UK annual temperature
As we approach year end, 2025 is on track to be one of the UK’s warmest years on record, joining 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years.
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Today and tomorrowWed 24 Dec - Thu 25 DecMostly dry over Christmas, but cold. Windy across the south.
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3-5 day forecastFri 26 Dec - Sun 28 Dec
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Long range forecastSun 28 Dec - Wed 21 Jan
Wed 24 Dec - Thu 25 Dec
Mostly dry over Christmas, but cold. Windy across the south.
Today and tomorrow
Today:
Christmas Eve looks largely dry. Cloudy for a while in the south, and some cloud affecting eastern counties of England and Scotland. Otherwise sunny spells. Colder than of late, and brisk easterly winds adding to the chill in the south.
Tonight:
Generally dry with variable, sometimes large amounts of cloud. The clearest spells likely in the far south and west. Windy in the south. Patchy frost, with some fog northern Scotland.
Thursday:
Christmas Day will be mainly dry with some sunshine. Cloudier in the northeast and thicker cloud could give patchy rain across west Cornwall. Cold everywhere, and windy in the south.
Fri 26 Dec - Sun 28 Dec
3 to 5 day forecast
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
The weather will stay largely dry and settled on Boxing Day and during the weekend. Some clear or sunny spells. Remaining cold and still rather windy in the south.
Sun 28 Dec - Wed 21 Jan
Long range forecast
Sunday 28 Dec - Tuesday 6 Jan
High pressure is likely to dominate across the UK at the start of this period and through to the end of the year. This means that weather conditions will be largely settled and for many places it will remain dry. It may often be rather cloudy, but any rainfall that does develop is expected to be light with overall accumulations small. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures close to or slightly below normal. Into 2026, little change is anticipated through the first week of January, with settled and mainly dry conditions continuing for many parts of the UK. However, there is a small chance that more unsettled, wetter and milder weather could develop at times, particularly in the north.
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Wednesday 7 Jan - Wednesday 21 Jan
High pressure will probably lie close to the UK through much of this period and bring a large amount of dry and settled weather, especially in the south, with rainfall most likely in the north. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly below normal. Toward the end of this period there is potential for more changeable or unsettled conditions to develop more widely.
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