Met Office issues first hour-by-hour Christmas Day weather forecast for North East
The final countdown to the big day is here, and forecasters are getting prepared.
There are just a matter of days until Christmas Day and the Met Office has prepared its forecast for the big day.
Whether it is a tradition for you and your family to head out the house for a walk on December 25 each year or you are needing to travel to meet up with loved ones, this is what the weather service is predicting.
What is the forecast for Christmas Eve?
The day before Christmas Day will be grey, but dry according to the Met Office. Temperatures are expected to remain fairly consistent, starting at 6°C and only rising to a high of 7°C.
Wind is also thought to remain calm, with highs of just 11 miles per hour expected.
The night from Christmas Eve into Christmas Day will remain dry and calm, falling to around 5°C overnight.
What is the Christmas Day forecast in 2025?
Kicking off with the coolest temperatures of the day of 5°C, the North East will wake up to grey skies and minimal wind once again.
These temperatures are only expected to rise as much as one degree throughout the day. This switch will come during the late morning with forecasters predicting 6°C conditions as we settle in for our Christmas dinners in the early afternoon.
Despite these conditions, the weather service is warning the temperatures may feel cooler, potentially as low as 2°C from sunrise until the latest hours of the morning and after 6pm.
These temperatures will remain consistent through the afternoon and into the evening, only falling back to 5°C from around 7pm.
Much like Christmas Eve, grey skies will remain throughout the day with less than a 10% chance of rain throughout the full day. Wind speeds are only likely to peak at 11 miles per hour.