Met Office Monday Evening Weather Forecast 18/11/2024

Met Office

18 November - National weather forecast presented by Alex Burkill.

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00:00Hello again. It is still November, but for some of us, it feels more like winter with

00:05some very cold air across us and the risk of some disruptive snow. That's because we

00:10have a frontal system that's making its way across the UK and as it bumps into the cold

00:15Arctic air across northern, northeastern parts of the UK, we are likely to see some of this

00:20rain turning to snow. So as we go through this evening, already we have some snow over

00:26the higher ground of Northern Ireland and some wintry showers across parts of Scotland.

00:30But it's perhaps across northern parts of England, maybe North Wales, where we're likely

00:34to see the most disruptive weather with potentially, well, 20 centimetres of snow quite possible

00:39over modest higher ground. I think 5 to 10 centimetres looks most likely and we could

00:44even see some accumulations to lower levels. There is some uncertainty as to exactly where

00:49we're going to see this boundary between the rain and the wintriness and so do be aware

00:54that may not be exactly where it's shown behind me, but nonetheless, the risk of some

00:57disruption, some difficult driving conditions first thing tomorrow morning across parts

01:02of Northern England and North Wales. Further north across parts of Scotland, some clearer

01:06skies for many here and those wintry showers continuing in the far north. And again, we

01:10could have some disruption because of the snow and also some icy patches as well. Further

01:15south, it's a cloudier story and the milder air clings on here and so temperatures not

01:20dropping as much. There'll be some outbreaks of rain as well, but some places staying in

01:23double figures. Much colder elsewhere further north, particularly across parts of Scotland

01:28where we have those clear skies. Now, last night was the coldest night of the season

01:32so far. It's likely that tonight will be even colder, could get to minus eight, perhaps

01:37even colder than that. So a really frosty, harsh, cold start to the day for some of us

01:42tomorrow morning. There will also be those wintry hazards around, so some snow lying

01:46on the ground, but the rain, the snow largely clears away towards the east as we go through

01:51the morning and then things turn a lot drier and a lot brighter for many of us. Still though,

01:56some wintry showers coming in from the north across parts of Scotland and there will be

01:59some outbreaks of rain towards the southwest as well. But like I said, for most, it is

02:04going to turn much drier, much brighter, but also pretty chilly. We stick with that northerly

02:09wind and that's bringing that cold Arctic air. And so, well, temperature is going to

02:14be several degrees below average for the time of year and feeling even colder than this

02:18when you factor in the wind chill as well. Not a huge amount changes as we go through

02:23Tuesday evening, so many places having clear skies. We continue with that northerly wind,

02:28so we continue to see showers piling down from the north. And if you are exposed to

02:33these showers, so exposed to the northerly wind, so parts of northern Scotland, Northern

02:38Ireland, down parts of Wales and also down the eastern side of England, here we're likely

02:43to see some further showers and they could have a wintry element to them as well. Temperatures

02:48again are going to plummet. It's going to be a very cold night. Quite widely we're going

02:52to see quite a harsh frost and particularly across parts of the south where it's a mild

02:57night as we go through into Tuesday morning. Wednesday morning is going to be markedly

03:01colder here, much frostier. You'll probably need to scrape the windscreen of your car

03:05if you're heading out early because it is going to be so cold to start. As we go through

03:10Wednesday itself then, and actually it's not too dissimilar to Tuesday for many places.

03:14A lot of bright fine weather around but still bitterly cold and there will still be these

03:19showers in places exposed to that northerly wind, so still northern parts of Scotland

03:24and down some western and eastern fringes as well. Most places avoiding these though

03:28and just having a fine day and feeling pretty wintry even though it is still autumn for

03:34the time being. Like I said, feeling cold, temperatures several degrees below average

03:38for the time of year. Now as we go later on this week, we are going to continue with

03:43that northerly wind for a time, so continue to see some further showers. Watch out, there

03:47could be some more persistent snow coming through at times. There are hints that there's

03:51a low chance of something coming through in the southwest as we go through Thursday night

03:55into Friday, so that's definitely one to watch, no guarantee. And then watch out for another

04:00area of low pressure that's developing as we go towards the weekend. This could bring

04:04some very unsettled weather, so there is still a lot to look towards as we go through

04:09the next few days. Remember there will be a week ahead forecast available on our YouTube

04:14channel with Alex Deakin, also available on our app as well. Otherwise, I'll see you again

04:18soon. Bye bye.

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