Sunday has been declared the warmest Christmas Eve within the UK since 1997.
Temperatures hit 15.3C in Heathrow, west London, and Cippenham in Slough, the Met Office stated.
There had been hypothesis it may very well be the warmest 24 December ever however that file stays consigned to 1931 – when 15.5C was recorded in Aberdeen and Banff in Scotland.
But the unseasonably gentle climate lays the groundwork for what may very well be the most well liked Christmas Day since 2016.
“The temperatures will peak as we speak,” Met Office forecaster Dan Stroud informed the PA information company. “There is a slight downward development in temperatures for Christmas Day, however we’re nonetheless anticipating them to be comfortably above common.”
He added: “We’re 13 and 14C tomorrow, we’re most likely wanting on the warmest Christmas Day since 2016, after we hit 15.1C.”
The warmest 25 December on file was 15.6C in 1920 – the temperature was recorded in Devon. The file for the warmest Christmas Day in Scotland is 15.1C, which was reached in Dyce in 2011 in addition to in Urquhart, Ross and Cromarty, in 2016.
But whereas Christmas Eve was gentle for a lot of, forecasters stated there had additionally been robust winds in some areas, with gusts of as much as 56mph hitting components of the Isle of Wight and Northern Ireland.
A yellow climate warning for wind stretching down jap England from the Scottish border to the Midlands was put in place till 22:00 GMT.
The Met Office has stated folks in these areas ought to anticipate journey disruption, harm to buildings and energy cuts.
Christmas Day is about to be damp for a lot of the UK, with heavy rain attainable in Wales.
Most components of Scotland will a see rain showers and comparatively heat highs of 8C or 9C.
They say snow may fall on greater floor in areas corresponding to Caithness and Sutherland.
For Christmas Day to be classed as an “official” white Christmas, only one snowflake must be noticed inside the 24 hour interval.
