Met Office Monday Afternoon Weather Forecast 18/11/2024

Met Office

18 November - National weather forecast presented by Alex Burkill.

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00:00Hello, very good day to you. You may have heard that there is some disruptive snow in

00:04the forecast. Yes, we do have some of that to come as we go through tonight and into

00:08tomorrow because there is cold Arctic air across many parts of the UK at the moment

00:14and there's a weather system that's going to bash into that cold air, bringing some

00:18disruptive snow. But worth bearing in mind, actually, at the moment, there's something

00:21a bit milder towards the southwest with temperatures a little bit above average. But it's as this

00:26frontal system pushes across into that cold air, we will see some hazards in the form

00:30of wintryness that then clears away. And then as we go towards the middle part of the week,

00:34much of the UK will be under that cold Arctic air. So a real chilly feel to things for many

00:39of us temperatures well below average for the time of year. Back to the here and now,

00:44though, and actually, as we go through this afternoon across many northern and eastern

00:47parts, a good deal of dry, sunny weather to be had across the far north of Scotland, some

00:51wintry showers, some sleet or snow showers pushing that way in towards the south and

00:55west. A cloudier story and a wetter story. Most of the wet weather, though, will just

00:59be rain for the time being, though some sleet or snow perhaps over the higher ground of

01:03Northern Ireland as we go towards the end of the afternoon. A real contrast in temperatures

01:08as we go through today towards the north and perhaps the northeast. Temperatures really

01:12suppressed low single figures only just above just about getting above freezing for some

01:18places here towards the southwest, though, like I said, it's fairly mild for the time

01:22of year. Highs around 13 or 14 Celsius. So feeling pretty mild despite the fact that

01:28there will be some cloudy wet weather around as we go through this evening and overnight.

01:32And it's now that we start to see the disruptive snow developing across Northern Ireland, but

01:36particularly northern England. We are likely to see some fairly significant snow. We could

01:41see perhaps up to 20 centimetres above two to three hundred metres, even perhaps to some

01:46lower levels. We could see a few centimetres of snow accumulating as we go through the

01:50night. And so that is likely to cause some problems, particularly on the roads. If you're

01:54heading out early through tomorrow morning. Also, some wintry showers continuing across

01:59parts of northern Scotland. So further disruption likely here in between these two zones across

02:04other parts of Scotland. We have some clear skies, harsh frost, quite likely temperatures

02:09last night did drop to the lowest that we've seen so far this season. In fact, the lowest

02:13since last winter. And it's possible it could be even colder tonight, perhaps minus eight,

02:18maybe a little bit colder than that. It's a very harsh frost for some. Different story,

02:22though, towards the south, much milder here. Some places perhaps staying in double figures

02:27as we go through tomorrow, then a cold, wintry start for some of us. Milder, cloudier, wetter

02:33towards the south. But a lot of that wet and wintry weather does actually then clear away

02:37towards the east. And so things will turn dry and perhaps brighter for many of us. That

02:42being said, still quite a few showers coming in across northern parts of Scotland. And

02:46there will be some outbreaks of rain towards the southwest of the UK as well. But many

02:51places, yes, turning dry and there will be some sunshine around. Despite that, though,

02:56there is going to be a real chilly feel to things, although it may be a bit mild to start

03:01in the south temperatures actually dropping as we go through the day. And so for many

03:05temperatures are going to be several degrees below average for the time of year. And with

03:09some brisk winds coming in from the north, worth bearing in mind that the feels like

03:13temperatures are going to be several degrees lower for some places. It is going to feel

03:18several degrees below freezing. So a real raw day. You'll definitely want to wrap up

03:23if you are heading out for any long periods of time. Looking further ahead and the cold

03:28theme continues. And with that and the flow coming from the north, some further wintry

03:32showers are quite likely some further sleet or snow in places exposed to that northerly

03:36wind. There is also the potential of some more organised rain sleet and snow to push

03:41through, possibly affecting parts of the southwest as we go through later Thursday and into Friday.

03:46And then by the time we get to the weekend, watch out as we could have a deep area of

03:50low pressure, which could bring some very unsettled weather for a time. But if you want

03:55more information about what we can expect through the rest of this week, do look out

03:59for our week ahead forecast with Alex Deacon, which will be available on both our YouTube

04:03channel and also our app later on this afternoon. I'll see you again soon. Bye bye.

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