With Christmas just six days away people are making their final preparations for the big day but what does the weather look like for the week ahead? The Met Office has released its forecast and after the brief snow last week, the weather is turning warmer.
For the majority of this week there are expected to be highs between 12C and 10C with lows of 8C and 6C. While Bristolians can look forward to some sunshine, there will be showers most days.
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Tomorrow will clear up early in the morning before being sunny and clear until the afternoon where it will turn cloudy. Rain is not expected in the afternoon but it will cool off into the evening. Wednesday’s forecast is much the same, with some rain in the morning and clouds in the afternoon, although it will be slightly warmer again with temperatures of around 9C or 10C.
Thursday is looking to be cloudy and wet with rain forecast for the evening going into Friday morning. With temperatures reaching as high as 11C, this will be one of the warmer days, with Friday also being on the warmer side with highs of around 11C again. There may be a bit of sunshine on Friday but the rain is expected to stick around for the rest of the day.
Christmas Eve sees a slight dip back down in temperature with highs of 9C but feeling like 6C. The rain is expected to clear by early evening leaving the night as a cloudy cold evening. Christmas Day will see cooler temperatures. It should be a cloudy but dry day. Here in the south, temperatures are expected to be milder than of late with some strong winds. After the Christmas festivities the temperature is due to settle and there's a chance of frost and fog in the days before the new year.
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