UK weather: Britain braces for Boxing Day downpours after mild Christmas Day
The nation experienced a mild chill of between 2C and 4C and plenty of sunshine across much of the country during the festivities – creating a bright day across much of the country. However highs of 7C, provided little solace for those who headed to the beach in Porthcawl, Wales, to take part in the region’s tradition Christmas swim. One of a number of Christmas swims to take place across the British Isles, around 1,200 people took to the waves – with up to 5,000 spectators cheering them on for the 55th annual beach event just before midday. The fine weather – prompted by an area of high pressure to the east of the isles – is expected to turn to fog and frost in areas across the north and east off the country overnight, with a band of rain crossing into the southwest. Meanwhile on 26 December, scattered rains across the south, west and centre of the British Isles with the occasional chance of a heavy, prolonged downpour are expected, according to...