Christmas weather: Met Office forecasts ‘mild' festive period with ‘notably high temperatures’ The Met Office has forecast a “mild Christmas” with “notably high temperatures” over the festive period.
Mr Claydon said a mild Christmas Eve could be “quite widespread” from Torbay in Devon to the north east of Scotland, adding that temperatures in Scotland and Northern Ireland were “markedly above average for the time of year”.
The Met Office spokesman said Christmas Day on Wednesday would be a “little bit less mild” with “highs of 13C and maybe 14C”.
Mr Claydon told the PA news agency: “The key notable factor of the weather through this week really is the mild conditions and higher temperatures.
The weather service said conditions “should not play a factor” in any disruption to roads over the next few days as people travel home for Christmas.
