Christmas 2010 could coldest on record - Sky News

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12: 19 pm UK, Saturday December 25, 2010 Alison Chung, Sky News online

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In Pershore, Worcestershire, the mercury dropped to almost - 17C overnight.

Daytime of oberflächentemperaturen are set to remain at around freezing, with most places due to see bitterly cold but dry conditions.

Parts of Herefordshire and Worcestershire are not predicted to rise above 6 c.

But despite the bleak mid winter there is very little chance of a white Christmas for most parts of Britain.

Sky weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said parts of Scotland and possibly northeast England are the only places likely to have snow falling.

She said: "in terms of a white Christmas, so far Glasgow and Edinburgh have had some snow showers." We'll keep a close eye on Aberdeen as there is the potential of it going there.

"In terms of the rest of the UK-I don't of think there's the chance of snow falling any further south than Newcastle."

"In summary, it will be a mostly dry, bright but bitterly cold Christmas day."

Night time temperatures into boxing day are expected to fall well below freezing again, potentially falling to as low as - 20 c in some areas.

Boxing Day is also expected to remain very cold.

The river LAGAN in Belfast, Northern Ireland, remains frozen over

With the icy weather set to continue, the UK could be heading for its coldest December since 1890, forecasters say.

But they add oberflächentemperaturen could rise as high as 10 c of by the middle of next week as a new weather system moves in from the Atlantic.

People making their Christmas getaway yesterday faced reduced rail services, icy roads and continuing cancellations and delays to flights.

Some train companies ran amended timetables, with several services axed on the main London to Scotland routes up the east and west coast.

British Airways operated all its long-haul flights at Heathrow airport as well as the vast majority of short-haul services, but other UK airports had to cancel some short-haul flights due to the continuing bad weather in Europe.

The Highways Agency advised motorists to take extra care and be mindful of difficult driving conditions.

Police and coastguards were yesterday called to help a number of drivers stuck in cars after a snap blizzard hit the Whitby area of North Yorkshire.

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