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The data and charts on this page are supplied mainly by the Icelandic Met Office which is under the auspices of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources historically based on the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Icelandic Hydrological Survey. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has 135 full-time employees. We will also use information and data from our colleagues at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration formed on the 3 October 1970.

Temperature Precipitation and Cloud Charts for Monday 23 December - Courtesy of the Icelandic Met Office

Weather-Online: Monday 23 December A ridge of high pressure building overnight into Monday morning ahead of fronts moving in from the west. Slight frosts at first. Fair for much of England, Wales and Scotland, but rain quickly into western Scotland and Ireland with low cloud on hills and coasts. This rain spreads east to be into central Scotland, northwest England, Wales, southwest England too by mid-afternoon. Drizzly and murk in Ireland. Drier in eastern England and Scotland, although drizzly rain arriving towards the evening. Highs at 5 or 6C for most, turning milder in Ireland at 11C. Monday night: A westerly breeze pulls milder Atlantic air into Ireland through the night maintaining mild temperatures. These will gradually warm up the west of Britain. Drizzly rain in the east of England gradually clearing. Occasional patches of drizzle remain in several areas, primarily hills and western coasts. Recurrent showers for western Scotland. Lows of 11C in Ireland, 5 to 7C elsewhere.

Weather-Online: Tuesday 24 December Plenty of cloud and mild conditions to start the day. Some drizzle here and there, mainly over hills and northern and western coasts. Inland areas may see a few brighter spells developing as the day wears on, although always a threat of low cloud and drizzle in the west. More persistent rain may affect western Scotland. Becoming breezy in northwest Scotland. Highs widely at 11 to 12C.

Weather-Online: Wednesday 25 December A ridge of high pressure brings broken cloud and a dry day for most of the British Isles. Low cloud and some drizzle could affect western coasts and hills. Calmer winds may facilitate a few fog patches in central and southern areas of England. More cloud and some patchy rain for western Scotland and western Ireland. Breezy northwest Scotland but light winds elsewhere. Highs at 10C in the north, up to 14C south.

UK Met Office: Friday 27 December to Sunday 5 January The start of this period will be characterised by mild, cloudy conditions for most, with some drizzle in places, and more persistent rain across northwest Scotland. Many other areas are predominantly dry but rather cloudy, with the best cloud breaks likely to be found across parts of eastern Scotland and Northeastern England. Around the turn of the year, it looks more probable that colder, more showery conditions will likely make at least some ingress into northern and perhaps central areas, bringing a risk of some impacts from ice, sleet and snow. Widely mild at first, perhaps exceptionally so in some places, but temperatures probably return to nearer normal by early January. Throughout, any clearer spells overnight may lead to localised frost and fog.

UK Met Office: Monday 6 January to Monday 20 January Confidence in this period is fairly low, but overall, slowly-evolving weather patterns are more favoured. Continuing from the previous period, there remains a slightly reduced chance compared with normal of wet and windy spells, with a slightly greater potential for colder episodes during the first half of January. While drier than average conditions are likely for many areas, some precipitation is still expected, which could lead to wintry hazards at times. Temperatures are likely to be close to or a little above normal overall, but this could be made up of a mix of milder and colder interludes.

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Yesterday the warmest temperature of 10.1 C was recorded on the Isles of Scilly. The coldest temperature of - 0.4 C was recorded at Killylane in Northern Ireland. The highest rainfall figure of 46.6 mm was recorded at Cassley in Northern Scotland. The sunniest place was Manston in the Thanet District of Kent with 4.3 hours of sunshine.  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  

 

    

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

   

 

Monday 23 December: At 00.00 hrs the Cairnwell is reporting winds gusting at 69 mph with the Isle of Portland 55 mph Langdon Bay 52 mph Capel Curig 49 mph and Aberporth 46 mph. At 01.00 hrs Culdrose is reporting a temperature of 8 C with Guernsey Airport 8 C Chivenor 8 C and Malin Head 7.6 C. Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula is reporting winds of 51 mph with Jersey Airport 48 mph and Aberdeen/Dyce 45 mph. At 02.00 hrs the Valentia Observatory in Ireland is reporting a temperature of 9.6 C. The summit of the Cairngorm Mountain is reporting the coldest temperature at this time of - 4.4 C with a dewpoint of - 4.6 C together with winds of 74 mph. At 03.00 hrs Belmullet is reporting a temperature of 8.9 C with Jersey Airport 8 C. At 04.00 hrs St.Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly is reporting a temperature of 9.5 C with Camborne 8.4 C and Culdrose 8.2 C. The Isle of Portland is reporting 7 C with NW winds of 47 mph 70% humidity and air pressure of 1022 Mb. Crosby is reporting mist 7 C with NW winds of 26 mph 81% humidity and air pressure of 1022 Mb - Crosby is also reporting the minimum visibility at this time of 5000 metres. At 06.00 hrs waves off the Humber Estuary and the Lincolnshire Coast are reaching 13 feet. The Channel Light Buoy is reporting a temperature of 9.4 C with falling NNW winds of 23 knots 66% humidity and air pressure of 1028 Mb - visibility is at 5 nautical miles and the sea temperature is warmer at 12.4 C. At 07.00 hrs the Scilly Isles is reporting 10 C with Culdrose 8.2 C. Gloucestershire Airport is reporting 1 C with Shap 1 C and Fylingdales 1.2 C. Off Lands End the Sevenstones Lightship is reporting a rising temperature of 10.4 C with falling NNW winds of 21 knots 64% humidity and air pressure of 1030 Mb  - the sea temperature is warmer at 11.7 C but waves are at 3.4 metres. At 11.00 hrs the Valentia Observatory is reporting 12 C with Belmullet 11.8 C Malin Head 10.1 C Tiree 9 C and Jersey 8.5 c. Off Dover the Sandettie Lightship is reporting a temperature of 6.7 C with NW winds of 25 knots 71% humidity and air pressure of 1023 Mb - the sea temperature is warmer at 10 C.             

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