Christmas weather forecast

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Christmas weather forecast

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TheWeatherOutlook says

Welcome to the Christmas Day 2025 countdown.

Background

Automated updates will start in late July, with manual ones from the start of September.

That said, this is for fun because usually it's not until the middle of December when the fog starts to lift and the Christmas Day weather comes into site. So please enjoy this feature but remember that we are NOT claiming to be able to do the impossible and give an accurate forecast for the Christmas Day weather months in advance!

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Christmas 2024 weather update: 17th December

Christmas called: Green for the vast majority of the UK  

The twenty-seventh update calls a green christmas for the vast majority of the UK. This is the earliest we have ever made a call on the Christmas Day weather because in the UK forecast confidence quickly falls when looking more than about five days ahead.

So why are we confident enough this year to make a call eight days before the big day? The reason is the consistency of both deterministic and ensemble models in recent days. They show high pressure building from the south, with a mild southwesterly flow covering much of the UK. To bring an infamous quote up to date, our view is that the chance of a white Christmas in southern Britain this year is comparable to the chance of aliens landing on the O2 (formerly known as the Millennium Dome).

In the north of the UK, the chance of a white Christmas is statistically higher than in the south, and that remains the case this year. In fact, we consider it possible that some weather stations - most likely in the northern half of Scotland - will record snow on 25th December, but most won't.

Once a call has been made, further updates will only appear here if it becomes clear that things are going wrong. There is, of course, no certainty in forecasting - hence the name. A forecast is based on data analysis and can be wrong.

Percentage chance of snow on Christmas Day

North of Yorkshire / Lancashire: 5%

South of Yorkshire / Lancashire: 3%

Updates: 1: 01/09/24, 2: 10/09, 3: 15/09, 4: 21/09, 5: 28/09, 6: 06/10, 7: 13/10, 8: 20/10, 9: 21/10, 10: 26/10, 11: 02/11, 12: 11/11, 13: 17/11, 14: 24/11, 15: 26/11, 16: 02/12, 17: 05/12, 18: 08/12, 19: 09/12, 20: 10/12, 21: 12/12, 22: 12/12, 23: 13/12, 24: 14/12, 25: 15/12, 26: 16/12, 27: 17/12 


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The Computer says

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  • Southern England

  • Wales

  • Central England

  • Northern England

  • Scotland

  • Northern Ireland

  • Republic of Ireland

  • Netherlands


Video forecast

Update 5 - filmed 19th December 2024.


Christmas period charts and data

Computer model charts and data to help you make your own forecast.

Forecast 850hPa temperature anomaly

Not yet available for the Christmas period.

 

The ghost of Christmas past

If the past is the best guide to the future, you may find it interesting to check out these charts from Christmases gone. Links open in a new window.

1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 19601961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 19781979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

1981 - 2010 temperature average

Average December 25th temperatures for the 1981 - 2010 period are shown on the chart below.

1981 to 2010 average temperatures for Christmas Day

 

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