And so, here we are - the final update for this year. As I type, I've consumed more mince pies than I should have and I can hear Home Alone in the background on the TV - it's definitely Christmas Eve. I hope you've enjoyed following the Xmas forecast as much as I've enjoyed writing it this year. It's been a kind-of near miss in terms of the snow chances - a week or so back it was at least looking potentially interesting, but that faded, and having just had one of the mildest Christmas Eve's in the last 25 years or so, it's no surprise that the majority will see a green one this year.
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A look at the details tomorrow, again using the UKV model to illustrate, shows a very similar picture to the one we looked at yesterday. That leaves just the North of Scotland in line to see anything in the way of snow, with the higher ground best suited, although later on, there may be a flake or two a bit lower down. Elsewhere there'll be showery rain moving into southern and central England, a reasonable gap into northern England and then showers north of that, mostly affecting Scotland.
Temperature wise, away from the chillier far north, it's going to be mild. Probably not quite record breakingly so (15.6c is the temperature to beat for that), but still up to 12-13c in the south.
And that's it for this year. Thank you for following along - Santa has been updated with the latest if you want a final shake for 2023. Beyond that, all there is left to add is to say Merry Christmas, and see you in November 2024. Have a great one, whatever you're doing.
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