A cold health alert and weather warnings for wind have been issued for parts of the UK – but forecasters have warned that those hoping for a white Christmas are likely to be disappointed.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a yellow cold health alert beginning at 6pm on Christmas Day until noon on 27 December for South West England, with temperatures expected to plunge below zero in some areas.
A yellow Met Office weather warning for wind affecting a similar area and much of Wales lasts until 11.59pm on Christmas Day.
A yellow weather warning has been issued for parts of Wales (Photo: Met Office)Low temperatures are likely to have minor impacts on health and social care services including “increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people” and a “greater risk to life of vulnerable people”, according to the UKHSA.
The Met Office said east to north-easterly winds will become particularly strong and gusty during Christmas Day, with peak gusts fairly widely of 45-55mph, but 55-65mph possible along some exposed coasts and to the west of prominent hills.
It added that “given the more unusual wind direction, this may lead to some disruption to transport and power supplies” and that “large waves will be an additional hazard on some coasts”.
Met Office spokesman Oli Claydon said Thursday would see “pretty decent” conditions with mainly dry weather.
He told the Press Association: “On Christmas Day there will be a bright start in the south of England and then into Wales as well as the cloud clears.
“It will be cloudier further north, but there will be some cloud breaks starting to break through by lunchtime, and some good sunny spells establishing further north as well.
“The other notable factor will be the wind, so with the positioning of the high pressure there is a quite strong easterly wind, particularly across the south coast of England, so it could be quite gusty there.
“High pressure is now firmly in control of the weather across the UK, bringing a much more settled spell, and also cooler temperatures than we’ve had of late.”
Mr Claydon said it was “highly unlikely” that the UK will see a white Christmas this year.
He added: “We’ve got a very dry picture across the UK over the next few days.
“The only vague possibility is there’s a little band of rain that’s skirting westwards across the Channel through tomorrow and there’s an outside chance it could clip the South West of England.
People enjoying a dip in the North Sea on Christmas Eve at Cullercoats Bay in North Tyneside (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)“The chances of any snow falling out of that are very low.”
Mr Claydon said the highest temperatures on Christmas Day were forecast to be around 7°C in North East England and 6°C in south or South East England.
He added that frost and freezing temperatures are likely in western rural areas overnight on Christmas Day into Boxing Day with minus 6°C possible in rural parts of Scotland and minus 4°C in rural Wales.
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