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Watch: Weather forecast for a cloudy and mild Christmas Day<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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People across much of the UK should be safe to leave their winter layers and umbrellas at home on Christmas Day, as a run of unseasonably mild weather continues.<\/p>\n

Highs of between 11C and 13C are forecast, lower than the warmest Christmas on record back in 1920 when it was 15.6C in Devon.<\/p>\n

A blanket of cloud will greet early risers on Christmas morning, with the threat of rain isolated to the western and northern isles of the UK, and around the Highlands’ Great Glen.<\/p>\n

This Christmas Eve was the warmest on record for Northern Ireland<\/a>, with Magilligan on the north coast reaching 14.3C.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On 25 December, Scotland and Northern Ireland can expect spells of rain but the rest of the UK is predicted to stay dry.<\/p>\n

Boxing Day will almost be a case of spot the difference when we look out of our windows.<\/p>\n

The first signs of a change will arrive late on Friday, Lear said, as north-westerly winds introduce colder air across Scotland.<\/p>\n

But those chasing the dream of a white Christmas will have to look to Europe this year.<\/p>\n

Fresh snowfall is expected in northern Scandinavia, the Apennine Mountains in central Italy and parts of the Balkans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Christmas Day weather records<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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