Christmas is just days away - as if you needed reminding. With festive excitement building and last-minute shopping taking place, lots of people will be wondering what the latest weather forecast is for the most wonderful time of the year.
The UK has been in the grip of an Arctic blast recently with freezing temperatures and some snow in our area. But as of Monday (December 19), the weather has turned much milder - with the Met Office forecasting a high of 13C in Nottingham.
That milder theme continues for the rest of the week with some rain forecast for Nottingham on Friday (December 23), Christmas Eve (Saturday) and Christmas Day (Sunday). However, at this stage, no snow is predicted for the city this week.
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Currently, the Met Office is forecasting mostly cloudy conditions for Nottingham on Christmas Day. Light rain is expected around midday and temperatures are forecast to reach 7C. A separate BBC weather forecast had suggested snow could fall in Nottingham in the early hours of Christmas Day.
Giving the UK long-range forecast for Friday to January 1, a Met Office spokesperson said: "Early in the period and towards Christmas conditions are likely to be less cold than of late although a north south divide is expected to develop. Temperatures will remain rather cold in the north with wintry showers likely and a risk of overnight frosts.
"Towards the south it will remain milder with temperatures close to or rather above average. Spells of rain and stronger winds are likely at times, particularly in central and southern areas.
"Away from the north, any snow will likely stay confined to higher levels, with perhaps some low-level snow on the boundary of the divide. Towards new year, there is potential for a more settled spell to bring overnight frosts and morning fog, before a trend towards changeable but probably more milder conditions."
For the period of January 2 to January 16, the spokesperson said "snow remains possible" and it could fall to lower levels at times. "Confidence is relatively low during early and mid-January," they said.
"Temperatures overall are most likely to be around average though there is a greater likelihood of cold spells compared to normal. There is likely to be a mixture of conditions with some settled interludes bringing overnight frosts and morning fog.
"These interspersed with more unsettled spells with outbreaks of rain and stronger winds. Snow remains possible at times, most likely over hills in the north but could fall to lower levels at times."
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