It follows the Met Office provisionally recording the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record. READ MORE:Forecasters had thought this year could be the warmest Christmas Day since 2016, with predicted highs of 14C, and maximum temperatures could still change. The Met Office announced the minimum temperature record on Monday morning, posting: "It has been a very mild 24 hours across parts of the UK. "Provisionally this Christmas we have recorded the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record, with both Exeter Airport and East Malling not falling below 12.4C." Predicted maximum temperatures of 14C in London and the south-east of England would make it the mildest Christmas Day since 2016 when temperatures reached 15.1C.

Source: The Herald December 25, 2023 16:49 UTC