{"id":45862,"date":"2025-12-25T09:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45862"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:24:30","slug":"cr4dvgkvveyoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/25\/cr4dvgkvveyoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold health alert and weather warnings issued for parts of UK on Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gtLOOD\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tears-flowers-and-silence-in-Bondi-and-Streetings-fury.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2372\/live\/756048c0-e16b-11f0-a8de-39d6103ad19d.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2372\/live\/756048c0-e16b-11f0-a8de-39d6103ad19d.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cold-health-alert-and-weather-warnings-issued-for-parts-of.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/2372\/live\/756048c0-e16b-11f0-a8de-39d6103ad19d.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2372\/live\/756048c0-e16b-11f0-a8de-39d6103ad19d.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/2372\/live\/756048c0-e16b-11f0-a8de-39d6103ad19d.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/2372\/live\/756048c0-e16b-11f0-a8de-39d6103ad19d.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cold-health-alert-and-weather-warnings-issued-for-parts-of.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Nadezna \/ BBC Weather Watchers People gather to watch the Christmas Day sunrise in Penarth\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Nadezna \/ BBC Weather Watchers<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">People gather to watch the Christmas Day sunrise in Penarth<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">A cold health alert and weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK on Christmas Day, as forecasters dashed hopes of a white Christmas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued the yellow alert for south-west England from 18:00 on 25 December to midday on 27 December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Gusts of up to 65mph (105 km\/h) form part of a Met Office warning for the South West. Organisers of some Christmas and Boxing Day swims in Devon and Cornwall have had to cancel events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The Met Office warning also affects Somerset and a large swathe of Wales, stretching from Cardiff and Swansea up to Bangor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">In total, the Met Office warning covers 18 of Wales&#8217; 22 council areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Met Office spokesman Oli Claydon said it was &#8220;highly unlikely&#8221; the UK would see a white Christmas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got a very dry picture across the UK over the next few days,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Although not an official part of the UK, the crown dependency of Jersey experienced snow on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The Jersey Met Section said it was only the third time since records began that snow was observed on the island on Christmas Day and the first time since 1970.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">According to UKHSA, low temperatures are likely to have minor impacts on health and social care services including &#8220;increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people&#8221; and a &#8220;greater risk to life of vulnerable people&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The Met Office said east to north-easterly winds would become particularly strong and gusty during Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Gusts are expected to peak fairly widely at 45-55mph, but 55-65mph is possible along some exposed coasts and to the west of prominent hills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It added that &#8220;given the more unusual wind direction, this may lead to some disruption to transport and power supplies&#8221; and that &#8220;large waves will be an additional hazard on some coasts&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Claydon said the highest temperatures on Christmas Day were forecast to be around 7C (45F) in North East England and 6C in south or South East England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He added that frost and freezing temperatures are likely in western rural areas overnight on Christmas Day into Boxing Day with -6C possible in rural parts of Scotland and -4C in rural Wales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">According to the Met Office, large waves in south-western coastal areas are an additional hazard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Organisers of the Coverack swim in Cornwall said with the weather forecast it would be &#8220;too dangerous&#8221; for the event to go ahead and postponed the event until New Year&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Start Bay Inn, in Devon, said it was &#8220;really sad&#8221; to announce its Boxing Day swim had been cancelled, while the RNLI Teignmouth took a similar decision insisting &#8220;safety considerations must come first&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Cold #health #alert #weather #warnings #issued #parts #Christmas #Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nadezna \/ BBC Weather Watchers People gather to watch the Christmas Day sunrise in Penarth A cold health alert and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45864,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45862\/revisions\/45864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}