UK weather: Christmas Day forecast to be wet, windy and unseasonably warm

Temperature record unlikely to be broken but parts of country will be 5-6C warmer than normal

Children across the UK may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but unless they find themselves alongside some hardy sheep on high ground in Scotland they are likely to be disappointed.

Most of the UK can instead expect a damp, blowy and unseasonably warm Christmas Day, with temperatures up to 12 or 13C in the south of England.