Christmas day 'could be close to a record breaker', forecasters say

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Christmas Day could be the 'one of the warmest on record', Met Office forecasters have said. It looks like we're in for an unseasonably warm December 25, after a band of 'remarkably mild' weather arrived in the UK.

Temperatures of around 13-14C were expected today (Christmas Eve), with around 15C forecast in parts of North Wales. And although tomorrow looks like being slightly cooler, it will still be close to the warmest Christmas on record when 15.6C was logged in 1920 at Killerton in Devon, the Guardian reports.

Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern told the paper Christmas Eve was 'remarkably mild' adding: “This sort of weather is becoming increasingly traditional at Christmas time, I think, in the UK.” Here in Greater Manchester temperatures, however, should peak at around 12C, with a forecasted 10C on Christmas morning.

Met Office spokesman Oli Claydon told the Manchester Evening News: "With cloud now moving over Manchester the forecast is fairly consistent through the week. "High pressure to the south is settling our weather down and we'll be under a cloudy spell of weather through the week.