The BBC Weather Centre said Monday would be much better, with most areas of Britain having sunny spells.

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Forecasters say most of Britain can expect blustery wind, sunny spells and showers for the next few days before the weather turns colder on Friday.

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Some areas across Cumbria, southern Scotland and central and eastern parts of England remained mostly dry with sunny spells, with just a few isolated showers.

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"Patchy ice is possible to start New Year's Day but it is generally drier with variable amounts of cloud and plenty of sunny spells developing, " she said.

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As elsewhere on the coasts of the southern Mediterranean, winter weather can be changeable from day to day with cool, cloudy, rainy spells interrupting the generally warm, sunny, and settled weather.

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