There's a story of two halves throughout the UK in the present day because the south basks within the second warmest Christmas on document - whereas northerners are battered by hurricane-force winds as Storm Conor hits.
Yesterday temperatures reached 15.1C, practically making it the warmest Christmas ever - crushed solely by the 15.6C recorded in Devon in 1920.
Nevertheless the nice and cozy climate will not be set to final, as temperatures within the south may plummet as little as -6C tonight.
In the meantime Storm Conor is making its method throughout Scotland and the Shetland Islands in the present day, bringing rain, sleet, hail, snow, gusts of 95mph and 46ft waves.
Storm Conor batters the Shoreline of Cleveleys in Lancashire, which is at the moment experiencing excessive winds and scattered showers
This graphic exhibits Storm Conor sweeping in from Iceland and throughout the north of the UK, hitting Scotland and the Shetland Islands with hurricane-force gales of 95mph alongside a band of rain and snow.
After an unseasonably heat Christmas Day, snow showers swept throughout Inverness on Boxing Day - inflicting treacherous driving situations
There have been ominous clouds and heavy rain over Liverpool on Boxing Day morning because the aftermath of the storm was felt additional south
Yesterday the mercury rose to 15.1C in Dyce, Aberdeenshire - making it hotter than Lahore, Pakistan.
However Storm Conor will now deliver an finish to the unseasonably heat climate Christmas Day.
Festive travellers are being urged to examine roads situations earlier than setting off because the stormy climate is predicted to trigger disruption.
Alerts are additionally in place for the north-west and north-east of England, and Yorkshire and Humber the place gusts of round 50-60mph are forecast.
A extra severe amber 'be ready' warning has been issued for Orkney, Shetland and probably the most northerly a part of the Highlands the place winds may push 95mph. These areas have been worst hit by Storm Barbara final week, which lower electrical energy to greater than 25,000 houses.
Elsewhere, gales may hit elements of Grampian and Strathclyde, whereas snow alerts have been issued for central Scotland northwards as Storm Conor drags Arctic air throughout the area because it passes to the north of the nation.
Snow accumulations of 5cm to 10cm are anticipated above about 200 metres, and 10cm to 15cm above about 400 metres, with drivers warned to pay attention to icy patches.
Flood alerts are in place masking Tayside, Caithness and Sutherland, Orkney, Scottish Borders, Shetland, Skye, Easter Ross and Nice Glen and Lochaber and the Western Isles, whereas native flood warnings have been issued for Tayside and Caithness and Sutherland.
Waves greater than 20ft excessive battered the Blackpool shoreline on Boxing Day morning as the results of the storm have been felt outdoors of Scotland
Snow blanketed Nenthead in Cumbria - which is considered one of England's highest villages, at some 1,500 toes
The Royal Scots Greys Monument on Edinburgh's Princes Road will get a masking of snow on Boxing Day morning
Waves batter the Wirral shoreline as Storm Conor brings adversarial climate situations to north west England
Whereas it might not have been a white Christmas, there was a heavy masking of snow throughout increased floor in England on Boxing Day - together with in Cumbria (pictured)
Hardy walkers working off their Christmas lunches obtained soaked as they strolled alongside the Wirral on Boxing Day
As Storm Conor sweeps in, the Met Workplace has issued quite a few climate warnings throughout the UK
Blackpool: Storm Conor will now deliver an finish to an 'exceptionally gentle' Christmas Day, as waves lash coastal areas
A snowplough clears the highway within the village of Tomatin, a small village within the Scottish Highlands some 16 miles south of the town of Inverness
It was a wintry scene in County Durham in the present day and later this week, forecasters are predicting sub-zero temperatures together with frost and fog
County Durham: Snow showers swept throughout northern England, the place there's a brisk north westerly wind
The Met Workplace issued a yellow 'bear in mind' wind alert for Christmas Day for the Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland.
A gust of 85.5mph was recorded at Scalpay Bridge within the Outer Hebrides on Sunday whereas at Castlebay in Barra speeds reached 74.9mph, the Western Isles Council stated.
Emma Salter from the Met Workplace stated it had been an 'exceptionally gentle' Christmas, however warned of falling temperatures and troublesome situations on Boxing Day.
She stated: 'Up in Scotland now we have seen some fairly robust gusts in the present day already, 60mph winds, and a few massive waves too.
'That wind is because of strengthen tonight, and paired with the snow it could possibly be fairly a troublesome day tomorrow for folks attempting to get out and about, notably the ferries and transport networks.
'There's the potential for blizzard situations quickly as properly in that robust wind and snow.'
Christmas Day was gentle throughout the UK, with a excessive of 15C in Hull and 14.7C in Exeter however temperatures will fall to lows of 6C in elements of northern England, nearer to the December common, the forecaster added.
Snow affected a number of routes within the north-east of Scotland whereas restrictions have been put in place on many bridges as a result of windy situations and the Dornoch Bridge was closed.
There was a unique image alongside the Dorset shoreline - as seen at dawn right here at Durdle Door on Boxing Day morning
There was a a transparent however chilly begin to the day in Yorkshire, this morning with fog and frost sweeping in in a single day tonight
The dawn from Mupe Bay in Dorset on Boxing Day morning, which is about to get pleasure from a dry day with mild winds and extra sunshine than Christmas Day
Boxing day swimmers within the sea on Tynemouth seaside, as they take a festive dip and swim off the mince pies
These hardy souls braved the icy temperatures as they dived into the ocean at Tynemouth Seashore
A Boxing Day in Oxfordshire - nonetheless temperatures are set to plummet throughout the south of England later this week
Whereas Playhatch in Oxfordshire woke as much as a gentle and picturesque Boxing Day dawn this morning, the remainder of the UK is waking as much as considerably extra excessive situations
Some 270 courageous dippers confronted the chilly North Sea and the afterefects of storm Conor after they took half within the 2016 Redcar Boxing Day Dip on the North Yorkshire coast
FESTIVE TRAVELLERS URGED TO TAKE CARE ON THE ROADS AMID TRAVEL CHAOS
Festive travellers are being urged to examine earlier than setting off because the stormy climate is predicted to trigger disruption
Festive travellers are being urged to examine earlier than setting off because the stormy climate is predicted to trigger disruption.
Stricken travellers visiting relations or hitting the Boxing Day gross sales have been left livid as they face a 'standstill' on the railways.
Passengers face days of chaos after Community Rail scheduled as much as 200 engineering works over the Christmas interval.
Rail operators not working providers on in the present day embrace Arriva Trains Wales, c2C, CrossCountry, East Midlands, Grand Central, Nice Northern, Nice Western, London Midland, Northern Rail, South West, Thameslink, TransPennine Categorical and Virgin.
And this comes as some £2.95 billion is about to be spend on the British excessive road as customers head out for the Boxing Day gross sales.
There aren't any providers throughout nearly the entire of the UK community - regardless of earlier Tory pledges to become familiar with the Boxing Day shutdown.
And, on many strains round London, Cardiff and Manchester, the closures are set to proceed into the New Yr.
In the meantime, many have been left offended as one of many busiest stations within the capital closed over the festive interval.
No trains have been working to or from London Paddington from Christmas Eve till Friday, December 30, due to work to construct Crossrail.
On the London Underground, there are half closures throughout the Bakerloo, Circle, District, Waterloo and Metropolis strains.
Passengers face days of chaos after Community Rail scheduled as much as 200 engineering works over the Christmas interval
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