Christmas Day London weather: Hour by hour forecast for December 25

Thick clouds will blanket London’s skies on Christmas Day, according to latest weather forecasts.

Christmas Day isn’t shaping up to be a white Christmas some may be hoping for as thick grey clouds are forecast to loom over the city.

While snow isn’t forecast to fall in the city on the big day itself, it is still expected to be a cold one.

Starting out around 5C in the early morning by midday temperatures will rise before peaking around 8C by 2pm.

Conditions will remain overcast across the day as thick clouds continue to dominate the city's skies until the sun sets just before 4pm.

As darkness sets in, temperatures will gradually cool to around 6C, where they are expected to remain through the rest of the evening and overnight.

Here’s an hour-by-hour breakdown of what weather Londoners can expect this Christmas Day.

Hour by hour London Christmas Day weather forecast

  • 8.05am - Sunrise
  • 11am - Cloudy skies as temperatures rise to 7C
  • 2pm - Skies remain overcast as temperatures peak at 8C
  • 3.56pm - Sunset
  • 7pm - Temperatures drop to 6C and stay the same across the evening/night.

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