The Met Office has declared that prospects of a white Christmas are now unlikely (Image: ChrisHepburn via Getty Images)

The Met Office has declared that prospects of a white Christmas are now unlikely. Despite fierce gales and torrential downpours, temperatures have remained above the seasonal norm this week.

The thermometer climbed beyond 14C in both Teddington, southwest London, and Chelmsford, Essex on Monday, maintaining mild conditions even as Storm Bram battered the nation on Tuesday. Weather experts anticipate this temperate trend will persist through December, meaning substantial snowfall remains highly unlikely in the immediate future. This fresh assessment contrasts sharply with the Met Office's outlook from the previous week, when the probability of a white Christmas

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