Yes, the 10th was one of the best days this month. It has certainly not been typical. Most days have had under an hours sun and last week in particular was awful with endless drizzle, gloom and daytime darkness on several days.

Looks like it is about to get a whole lot worse if this is anything to go by http://wxmaps.org/pix/prec4.html 

Can't see a frost happening tonight though if we do it will mean only 50% fewer frosts than the previous worst instead of 75% fewer. Was down to 2.8C just over an hour ago when the wind relented briefly. Back up to 3.8C now with the rattling starting up again 

Go and sit out with something to warm you, and watch everything from 0001z; then you'll be talking.

Ahh, nobody moaning about the weather over the Christmas period.  How refreshing! 

At least the kids got out to ride their bikes and play with their remote controlled cars etc on Christmas Day and they didn't need to wear hats and gloves, or even coats for that matter! 

That 'I remember Atlantic' bloke is a right old troll.

Absolutely revolting Boxing Day. Worst day I can ever recall over the Festive Period. Just vile with incessant rain the whole day adding up to over an inch 

Today was much better with sunshine and light winds but did it lead to a frost as expected at this time of year? Like hell it did. Temperature rising rapidly now - up to a mild 4.4C -as a precursor to yet another week of rancid dross coming up. More wash out conditions and minima as high as 10C. Nothing remotely normal or seasonable 

4th awful Festive period with little or no frost, never mind snow, in 5 years. It's just beyond a joke. It is almost impossible to put into words how dire this is for winter. In my records back to 2005 the fewest number of frosts recorded up to New Year was eight in 2011. The average has been 14.8 and that will obviously be much lower than the longer term average which will be closer to 20. This year a total of two. The same as during the month of May.

Something very wrong when it has become virtually impossible to record something as mundane as a frost at this time of year. Even with sub-5C maxima and snow on the ground it can't be achieved

One of only two or three such days in the last six weeks here. We're paying for it today though with another repulsive day. If anything it's worse than Saturday as even then the incessant rain wasn't as dark, dull and gloomy as this SE'ly murk.

Can't fathom out how it can be simultaneously windy and foggy. A truly vile day. Will be stuck indoors all day and same on Wednesday. Just when will it end 

MET OFFICE UDPATED:

Outlook for the UK over the next 6-30 days

UK Outlook for Friday 1 Jan 2016 to Sunday 10 Jan 2016:

A cold and locally frosty start to New Year's Day with sunny spells and largely dry weather for many. However, there could be a few showers in the north and west, where it will be quite breezy with a risk of hill snow. A cold, dry and bright start to the weekend in the southeast but with a return to wet, mild and windy conditions across the north and west. The wet and mild weather may spread south on Sunday. The rest of the period looks like seeing mostly westerly winds with showers or longer spells of rain, particularly across the north and west. Temperatures around average to above average with any frost or hill snow largely restricted to the north.

UK Outlook for Monday 11 Jan 2016 to Monday 25 Jan 2016:

The middle part of January is expected to remain rather unsettled and windy at times, with mainly westerly winds. The wettest and windiest weather is likely to occur in the north and west where rainfall is likely to be above average. Further south and east, however, it may well be slightly drier than average. Temperatures should be close to or above average, so continuing with the largely mild conditions, and confining any snowfall to the north. There is a chance of one or two frosty nights but the chances of any prolonged cold spell remain low.

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Just a chance of one or two frosty nights IN January? Is this really the best winter can offer!? 

 Don't help with fathoming out CET....

 More wind to thrash the trees and rattle the rooftops Late tonight.......   yet again......... 

Miserable day! Wet and windy. Also the temperature is the same well 13c instead of 14c or 15c this time.

Stupid Weather .. Woke up sweating at 03:15 this morning. Had to change my top.....

Mild and windy nights do nothing for a good night's sleep as far as I'm concerned because I like the bedroom cool with plenty of fresh air.  I never have the bedroom heating on and I sleep with the window open even on frosty nights, so I can snuggle under the duvet and when it's mild I have the window wide open.

When it's windy, it's a different matter.  With the window open, the blinds blow and rattle, the bathroom door blows open, the bedroom door blows open, then blows shut again, then open, then shut ......  arghhhh!  I have to close the window otherwise I'm awake closing doors all night, but then I'm awake because it's too warm!   Bloomin' mild and windy weather!!!!! 

Still mild but another night of wind to beset us all. The bells will ring out by themselves on Thursday at this rate

Hey Richard..have you not heard of climate change...it's happening now!! 

Horrible windswept day today...... BUT No storm just strong wind with not that much precipitation for this area.....

I quite like nights where it's blowing a hoolie & lashing it down with rain.

Me too , its only when the morning dawns and you see half your fencing down the street