Overview
- The Met Office yellow wind warning runs from 4am to 11:59pm, covering South West England and much of Wales with peak gusts widely at 45–55mph and 55–65mph on exposed coasts and hills.
- The UKHSA yellow cold‑health alert is active from 6pm today to noon on December 27 in South West England, warning of greater health risks and increased demand for services among vulnerable groups.
- Organisers postponed Cornwall’s Coverack Christmas Day swim for the first time in 57 years and cancelled several Devon Boxing Day dips due to rough seas, while hundreds still took part in Porthcawl’s Christmas swim.
- A white Christmas is highly unlikely, with a mostly dry, bright but blustery day expected; overnight frosts could fall to around −6C in rural Scotland and −4C in rural Wales.
- Model maps from WXCharts point to a potential widespread snow event around January 6–8, which the Met Office says depends on a possible early‑January shift in high pressure and remains uncertain.