A wintry end to the week of Christmas will be followed by a week of predominantly stable weather. The latest weather maps continue to confirm that relatively mild weather will ring in 2021. A ridge of high pressure will develop to our east at the start of the week. This will ensure fine weather, with plenty of bright sunshine, till New Year’s Eve. The Westerly wind will decrease gradually over the course of the first half of this week, with New Year’s Eve promising to be a generally calm day. The weather will be somewhat less stable from New Year’s Day onward, as an area of low pressure looks set to develop over the western Mediterranean. We expect increased cloud cover, and perhaps some isolated showers, particularly on New Year’s Day. The wind will also increase once again from New Year’s Day. A ‘cold’ start to the week will give way to milder temperatures. With the exception of Monday 28/12, we’re looking at highs in the region of 17°C / 18°C and 10°C to 12°C lows. These values are 2°C to 3°C warmer than the average for this time of year.