Met Office Friday evening weather forecast 03/01/2025

03 January - National weather forecast presented by Honor Criswick.

Transcript

00:00Hello there, good evening. A very unsettled weekend ahead with multiple Met Office warnings

00:06in force for snow and ice, including some amber warnings. These are mainly across Wales

00:10and northern parts of England. Snow and ice warning issued for Saturday evening through

00:15into Sunday at midday, initially across parts of Wales, then also a secondary warning across

00:19parts of northern England. Once again, Saturday evening through until midnight on Sunday,

00:24and multiple yellow warnings in force also for snow and ice, so do stay up to date with

00:28those on our website. For Friday evening, though, plenty of clear spells around. That

00:33means temperatures are soon going to drop away, likely seeing widespread icy stretches

00:37to the north of the country where we do have a yellow Met Office ice warning in force,

00:41but even in areas further south, likely to see a sharp frost and also a chance of some

00:45ice here. Largely dry, though we can't rule out a few showers just feeding into northwestern

00:50coasts, particularly northern coasts of Scotland where they could fall as sleet and snow, mainly

00:54across hills, but perhaps some flurries to lower levels too. So a very cold night on

00:58offer, most towns and cities below freezing, and as I say, chance of some frost and also

01:03some icy stretches by the morning, so do take care if you are out and about. To start on

01:08Saturday, though, there'll be plenty of bright sunshine, although it will feel cold. Still

01:12a few showers feeding in around northern and northwestern coasts. These once again could

01:17fall as sleet and snow across the north of Scotland. Then we see a change on the way

01:20as this system starts to push up from the southwest, so some heavy outbreaks of rain

01:25just starting to clip into southern parts of Wales, also southwest England, and we could

01:29see some sleet and snow falling to high ground here by the time we reach the afternoon. Away

01:34from this, though, as I say, there should be plenty of bright weather around. Still

01:37feeling cold, though, temperatures widely only around 3-4 Celsius, a few degrees higher

01:42just in the southwest as this system starts to push through. Into Saturday evening, we'll

01:47continue to see this system move its way north-eastwards. This is when the Amber Warning

01:51starts coming to force across Wales and northern parts of England. This rain as it falls into

01:55colder air, that could lead to some freezing rain at times across southern parts of England

01:59and Wales, so likely to see quite a lot of ice by the time we reach Sunday morning, and

02:03also those outbreaks of snow across northern parts too. Likely more falling as rain to

02:07the far south, snow further north, but there's just some uncertainty as to whereabouts this

02:12boundary is. Plenty of clear skies around Scotland, still a few showers feeding into

02:16the far north, but here, once again, likely to see a widespread frost and also a risk

02:20of ice too. So, a very cold morning to start on Sunday, and very unsettled, wet, and also

02:26some snow in places. Sunday itself remains to be unsettled. We still continue to see

02:32the system push its way northward, once again seeing outbreaks of snow across northern parts

02:37of England and also Wales as this system pushes through, eventually moving up through into

02:41the Scottish borders. The best of the sunshine is going to be across the far north of Scotland,

02:45though still a few showers around coasts and still feeling rather chilly. Remaining quite

02:50cloudy into the south, still could see some outbreaks of rain here, but slightly milder,

02:54highs of around 10 to 12 Celsius, but still feeling very cold in the north, particularly

02:58where we see snow cover. So, as I say then, still plenty of warnings as we head into the

03:05weekend. A chance these could be updated too, so stay up to date on our website and also

03:09our app if you are travelling around this weekend. Bye-bye for now.