Christmas Day is expected to be an average December day weather wise - a mostly fine day with a small chance of a light shower in the morning and a slight west south westerly wind, a spokesman for the Meteorological Office said.

The temperature is expected to be 16 degrees Celsius during the day falling to 11 degrees at night from Christmas to Boxing day.

Tonight it will be slightly warmer and partly cloudy with the average temperature hovering around 13 degrees.

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