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By Matt McGrath
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image captionLa Niña has already brought heavy rains to some regions and will likely see slightly cooler conditions in 2021
UK Met Office scientists are forecasting that 2021 will be a little cooler around the world, but will still be one of the top six warmest years.
The La Niña weather phenomenon will see temperatures edge down but greenhouse gases will remain the biggest influence.
Researchers say the world will likely be around 1C warmer than the pre-industrial era.
It will be the seventh year in a row close to or above this mark.
WATCH: Will there be a White Christmas? Forecaster gives weather forecast for Christmas week
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The UK Met Office has given its latest ten day weather forecast for Christmas week.
An according to the forecaster, there is a possibility that there may be White Christmas this year.
It will turn colder for Christmas and where there are showers, they could well be wintry.
Watch the full forecast for the next ten days in the Tweet below.
There are signs that it could turn colder in time for #Christmas@alexdeakin has more details in this week s 10 day trend pic.twitter.com/fHHSLRZ8I3 Met Office (@metoffice)
Updated / Friday, 18 Dec 2020
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