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Brits are enjoying chilly but sunny weather today during a brief 'dry interlude' after a soggy but unseasonably warm Christmas Day.
Swimmers braved a Christmas Day dip as they competed in a race on the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park on Monday, 25 December. Members of the Serpentine Swimming Club who took part in the Peter Pan Cup race, which is held every Christmas Day at the Serpentine, wore Santa hats for their festive competition. It is believed to be the world’s oldest continuously contested swimming competition, having been run since 1864. It came as people across the country experienced milder conditions as they went swimming outdoors to kick off their Christmas Day celebrations.
Monday saw the warmest start to a Christmas Day since records began but the Met Office still officially declared a white Christmas.
Outsoor swims took place on the Serpentine in Hyde Park and in the North Sea at Tynemouth, North Tyneside
Snowflakes in Aviemore warrant Met Office certification but mid-Atlantic conditions hand Exeter airport 13.2C