People across the UK can leave their hats and gloves at home during their Christmas walks today, as the country continues to experience “remarkably” mild weather.
Highs between 11°C and 13°C are forecast, which is not warm enough to beat Britain’s hottest Christmas on record in 1920 when Devon recorded temperatures of 15.6°C.
It comes after temperatures as high as 15.2°C were recorded on Christmas Eve in Sutherland, Scotland. The lowest temperature recorded was 3.5°C in Wattisham, Suffolk.
This Christmas Eve was the warmest on record for Northern Ireland, with Magilligan on the north coast reaching 14.3°C.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said this year will be a ‘green Christmas’ as no snow or frost is expected anywhere in the country (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)However, it did not match the record for Britain’s warmest ever Christmas Eve, which was 15.5°C in 1931, in Gordon Castle, Aberdeenshire.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said this year will be a “green Christmas” as no snow or frost is expected anywhere in the country.
He said no weather warnings or “disruptive weather” is expected over the next few days, which is good news for people travelling across the country to visit family.
“Most places will have a dry and cloudy day,” Mr Morgan said. “A few places will see a few glimmers of sunshine, but you’ll be fairly lucky to see much brightness on Christmas Day.”
Similar weather is expected across the country on Boxing Day and throughout the Christmas period, according to the Met Office.
The weather is likely to turn towards New Year’s Eve, with more widespread unsettled and cooler conditions forecast.
Snow or sleet is more likely during this period, particularly in northern parts of the country.
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Read MoreMr Morgan said: “Not a lot changes through the rest of this week and indeed this weekend, but as we move towards the New Year, we could see a change to cooler conditions and wetter conditions more widely.
“There could be some heavy rain at times and there is an increasing chance of some snow – but it’s too early to say where that snow is going to fall.”
While many associate Christmas Day with snow, the Met Office said snow only settles on the ground for an average of 3 days in December, compared to 3.3 days in January, 3.4 days in February and 1.9 days in March.
White Christmases were more frequent in the 18th and 19th centuries, even more so before the change of calendar in 1752 which effectively brought Christmas Day back by 12 days, the Met Office said.
Climate change is making the chances of a white Christmas even less likely as Britain experiences warmer average temperatures.
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