It’s not the $1 billion jackpot, but a lucky Mega Millions player in California won more than $1.7 million, before taxes, during Tuesday’s Christmas Eve drawing.

Forecasters are calling for a chance of rain across Southern California this Christmas Eve. “There’s a lot of the cloud and fog starting out this morning and then later on this afternoon that’s going to be turning into rain,

Another storm system is moving into Northern California just in time for Christmas Eve, bringing widespread rain to the valley and snow to the Sierra. Expect travel impacts just in time for the holiday.

Millions of people across 10 U.S. states could see the sky lit up by the northern lights on Christmas day, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) forecast. The agency reported that a minor geomagnetic storm is expected on December 25 and 26 due to the arrival of a coronal mass ejection (CME),

The UK is set for a period of unseasonably mild weather on Christmas Day this year. It is expected to be cloudy too, with the threat of some isolated rain in the far north of Scotland. BBC weather presenter Louise Lear delivers the weather forecast for the festive period.