Britain may have ‘warmest-ever Christmas Day’ with 14C temperatures

We could possibly be set to witness the warmest-ever Christmas Day on file tomorrow (December 25) as temperatures are set to soar to a whopping 14C.

Forecasters have put to mattress any hopes of a white Christmas as they’ve stated that damp and windy situations are in retailer for us.

But, while there’s nearly definitely not going to be any snow protecting throughout England tomorrow, meteorologist Liam Eslick stated there could possibly be a smattering of snow on the Scottish mountains.

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So far this month we have usually seen temperatures plummet near freezing with mercury averaging out between 7C and 8C in December.

But with an anticipated temperature of 14C, it is set to be the warmest Christmas in residing reminiscence for many of us as we’ve to return all the best way to 1920 to search out the final time it was greater at a file 15.6C.

Liam Eslick stated: “It’s looking like a damp picture across the UK, heavy rain possibly in Wales.

He added: “After Christmas lunch there could possibly be some breaks if individuals need to exit and about however Boxing Day is prone to be one of the best day for a stroll.”

And, if you’re looking to make a pre-Christmas getaway today then you might be in trouble as the Met Office have issued two yellow weather warnings as winds are set to reach 70mph northern Scotland and northern and central areas of England.

In a third weather warning, specifically for Wales, the forecasters have said that heavy storms could cause flooding to some homes and businesses potentially leading to power cuts.

Meanwhile, the AA has predicted {that a} whopping 16.4 million automotive journeys passed off yesterday warning of ‘prolonged jams’ right this moment. More rail disruption can be due as closures to King’s Cross and Padington are shut resulting from engineering works, with the latter set to stay closed till Wednesday (December 27).

Mr Eslick added: “People travelling on roads should take care and stay away from high-sided vehicles and, for people who are at home and are going for walks, stay away from coasts.”

Such is the excessive quantity of autos taking to the roads, the RAC has instructed drivers to attempt to make their journeys earlier than 11am or after 6pm to to restrict the probabilities of being caught in queues.

Eurostar have additionally introduced that they are going to have an additional two trains per day between London and Paris right this moment to accomadte those that have been inconvenienced because of the cancellations on Thursday.

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