Met Office Thursday evening weather forecast 02/01/2024

Met Office

02 January - National weather forecast presented by Alex Deakin.

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00:00Good evening. The north wind is blowing, bringing snow and ice, particularly across parts of northern Britain.

00:07Heavy snow and strong winds bringing blizzards to parts of the Northern Isles through the evening

00:12and that wintry weather then slips its way down across the mainland of Scotland through the night.

00:17A further several centimetres of snow is possible.

00:20Further west, notice most of the showers here will be of rain, but still with temperatures around freezing

00:27and that could lead to some slippery conditions on roads and pavements.

00:31So we have a yellow ice warding in place down into parts of north-west England,

00:35across Northern Ireland and western Scotland and that mixture of snow and ice

00:39across northern and north-eastern parts of Scotland, again accompanied by those gusty winds

00:44making for blizzards and drifting of the snow.

00:47Much of the south just staying dry, crystal clear, but cold.

00:51Minus 2, minus 3, even in urban areas in the countryside across the south,

00:56we could get down to minus 5, minus 6, maybe even as low as minus 7.

01:00So a very frosty start across the south.

01:03A gusty wind blowing across northern Britain, still bringing in the showers in the morning,

01:08so still the potential for icy conditions on Friday morning across the north and the west

01:13and further snow showers coming in during the day across the north-east of Scotland.

01:18As we go through the day across the south, not a great deal of change.

01:21Gradually the frost should melt and we'll see plenty of sunshine across the Midlands,

01:25south Wales, southern England.

01:27A few showers getting into north Wales, north-west England, again chiefly of rain,

01:31but a little bit of hail and sleet is possible and some snow over the hills

01:35as they'll be in western parts of Scotland.

01:38Temperatures here a little bit higher than to the east.

01:41We should get up to 4 or 5 on the west coast, whereas across the north-east

01:45we should get much above freezing, certainly in Shetland staying below freezing.

01:48In the south, again 3, 4, 5 degrees Celsius, so below average,

01:52but the winds lighter here, quite a keen and chilly wind blowing once more

01:56along those North Sea coasts.

01:58During Friday evening, pretty quickly those temperatures will be back down below freezing.

02:02Still a few more showers coming in over northern England, perhaps into the Midlands.

02:06Certainly they'll keep going in western Scotland, so again as temperatures drop

02:10that could lead to some icy conditions as we head into Saturday morning.

02:14But for a good chunk of the country, Saturday will again be dry and fine.

02:18Yes, we'll start at or below freezing in most locations,

02:22but quite a bit of hazy sunshine and offer across the south.

02:26Further north, still a few scattered showers, but not as many I suspect on Saturday as Friday,

02:31and certainly much of eastern Scotland, north-east England staying dry and fine.

02:35But down to the south-west, things are changing.

02:38The wind's picking up, coming up from the south, so we'll see a spell of wet weather.

02:43Initially of rain, but it could turn to snow as we go through the course of the day.

02:48Again, a pretty chilly day. Later on we could get up to 789 in the south-west,

02:52but for much of the day, most places only 3 to 5 degrees Celsius.

02:56But with lighter winds across Scotland, Saturday will feel milder.

02:59However, this wet weather in the south, as it hits the colder air,

03:03will produce some snowfall, something we need to keep a close eye on.

03:07There are yellow Met Office warnings in place for the weekend.

03:11This low-pressure system is responsible, bringing in the moisture,

03:15and also eventually bringing in the milder air.

03:18But as this milder air, with that moisture, hits the colder air, that's already in place,

03:24we will see some rain initially, but then turning more to snow,

03:28particularly over the Midlands, Wales, northern England, and then into parts of Scotland.

03:33Freezing rain is also likely to be a problem, particularly across parts of Wales and the West Midlands.

03:40That could make things very, very slippery indeed.

03:43In the south, there will be gusty winds also, and as the winds pick up,

03:46as the isobars squeeze together, that could cause some drifting of the snow

03:50coming into parts of eastern Scotland.

03:52So lots to consider into this weekend, Saturday night into Sunday in particular,

03:57as this low pressure moves in.

03:59Snow, freezing rain, and ice across parts of England, Wales, and snow and strong winds

04:04moving into parts of Scotland.

04:06The Met Office warnings are in place.

04:08Do keep up to date with them through our app and our website,

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