The evening begins with cloud in most places but it is dry for the most part, with some rain in the north of Scotland and clear skies in northern England. As the night progresses there will be spells of rain further south in Scotland and in Northern Ireland but England and Wales are expected to remain dry with some fog patches. - This is the Met Office Weather forecast for the evening of 25/12/2024. Bringing you tonight's weather forecast is Jonathan Vautrey.
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00:00Hello there, good evening, hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. We have missed the
00:05wintry elements this year, it's been very mild instead, with temperatures climbing above
00:1014 degrees Celsius in north-eastern Scotland. It's been our mildest Christmas day since
00:152016. We have though started to see this cold front push into the far north-west. This is
00:20trying to introduce some slightly cooler and fresher conditions, but it's going to make
00:24very slow progress, only gradually moving across areas of Scotland throughout this evening
00:29and overnight. Eventually outbreaks arriving into the central belt into the early hours
00:34of Boxing Day morning, and also turning a bit damper for areas of Northern Ireland also.
00:38England and Wales managing to stay drier, some fog patches around also. Temperatures
00:44underneath all the cloud though certainly aren't going to be too chilly for as many
00:47of us holding up around 6 to 9 degrees Celsius. This band of rain is going to be in play for
00:54a good portion of Boxing Day, particularly for the morning across Northern Ireland, but
00:58it will gradually shift its way northwards ever so slightly, so hopefully turning drier
01:02into the afternoon here. But for much of Scotland, damp, drizzly, dreary, unfortunately raincoats
01:07certainly needed if you are stepping outside for a Boxing Day walk to work off any of that
01:11Christmas Day lunch. Some sunnier spells possible across parts of eastern England, but again
01:16central-southern areas staying largely cloudy, and underneath those milder conditions once
01:20again, temperatures in double digits for many 10 or 11 degrees Celsius. But to the north
01:25of that rain band, where that cooler air is starting to feed its way in, we'll see
01:29a notable dip in temperatures for northern Scotland, now around 7 to 8 degrees Celsius.
01:36On Friday, we hold onto very similar conditions, with high pressure still in charge across
01:40continental Europe and into southern areas of the UK. This cold front in the north will
01:45begin to weaken slightly, so the rain will turn lighter and patchier, hopefully a few
01:49more drier intervals in there if you are stepping outside. Spots of drizzle are possible elsewhere
01:55across the UK, particularly over higher ground sites and around some coastal districts. So
01:59again, for Northern Ireland, England and Wales, it will be largely cloudy with the best of
02:02the sunshine to the eastern areas of higher ground. Although we are still holding onto
02:07those mild conditions, the lack of sunshine does mean we are going to see a slow drop
02:12in our temperatures over the next few days, and by the time we reach Friday, we'll be
02:16a little closer towards average for the time of year. Many of us now around 8 or 9 degrees
02:21Celsius, perhaps just climbing into double digits for parts of Northern Ireland and the
02:24central belt of Scotland. Any chance of something brighter arriving? Well, this rain band in
02:31the north-west does look like it will eventually push its way further south-eastwards as we
02:35head into the weekend. So that means for Saturday, some rain across southern districts, but behind
02:41it, we'll introduce some sunnier spells across the north-west, which will then hopefully
02:46arrive further towards the south-east as we head towards Sunday. But we'll have plenty
02:50more updates on all of that as we do head over the next few days, so do stay up to date
02:54otherwise, I hope you enjoy the rest of your evening. Bye bye.