Christmas Eve might be a thundery one for Merseyside, as rain storms are set to hit.
According to the Met Office, there will be rain today, on Friday, December 23 that will continue into blustery showers for Christmas Eve. Forecasters say temperatures will hit highs of 7C today and 9C tomorrow.
The rain will be on and off throughout the day, with scattered showers, some of which will be heavy. That trend will continue into Christmas Eve with sunny spells interspersed by further showers, potentially heavy and thundery.
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The Met Office report it will remaining breezy with showers and sunny intervals on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. More prolonged rain could also arrive on Tuesday.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist David Oliver said: "An unsettled Christmas weekend is on the way for many, with those in the north and west seeing the most frequent and the heaviest showers. High winds will affect some coasts through the weekend with gales in places, especially the north and west.
"Christmas Day will be unsettled for many, with the most frequent showers in the northern half of the UK and some more sporadic and mostly lighter showers further south. There is some uncertainty about the timing of colder air from the northwest, but it looks like this will introduce some snow showers to the northwest of Scotland late on Christmas Day."
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