Met Office Sunday afternoon weather forecast 05/01/2025

Met Office

5 January - National weather forecast presented by Greg Dewhurst.

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00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest Met Office forecast. It has been a disruptive 24 hours

00:06or so for some parts of the U.K. Low pressures moved in from the Atlantic, bumping into cold

00:11air giving heavy snow across central northern parts of the U.K. in particular. That low

00:16pressure moves away at the beginning of next week. Cold northerly air remains in force

00:20and then further weather systems try to move in across southern areas, something to keep

00:24an eye on for later on in the week. Looking at the picture through yesterday evening

00:30overnight and into this morning, we can see the rain and snow quite widely across the

00:36U.K. Some of this falling as freezing rain and sleet as well and then through the course

00:41of last night and this morning pushed its way northwards as well. Disruption. We've

00:45seen 20 centimetres of snow in places. This will continue to build through the day. Heavy

00:50rain then across the south as milder air moved in here. So, looking at the picture

00:55for the rest of Sunday, we can see the band of rain, sleet and snow stretching across

01:02northern England into Wales. Heavy rain across Wales could lead to some localised flooding

01:06here. Snow continues particularly over the high ground of northern England into southern

01:10Scotland. Another 10 to 20 centimetres possible in places through the day today. An amber

01:15warning remaining in force. To the north of this, something a little drier for parts of

01:19northern Ireland, though fairly cloudy. And some brighter spells for Scotland, but wintry

01:23showers moving in to the highlands and islands here. Mild across much of central southern

01:28parts of England. The risk of some heavy rain across Wales into south-west England and temperatures

01:33here 13, 14, perhaps even 15 Celsius. A large contrast to central northern parts of England

01:40into northern Ireland and Scotland. Temperatures barely above freezing here. Turning quite

01:45windy as well across southern counties through the day. Gales perhaps around some coastal

01:51stretches. Heavy bursts of rain across England and Wales through the evening time. Meteorologist

01:55warnings for rain here. So, we could be seeing some localised flooding issues. Further snow

01:59across the higher ground of the Pennines, in particular into the Borders region of Scotland.

02:05Could be some tricky travelling conditions first thing on Monday morning, particularly

02:09towards the Edinburgh area. Further wintry showers across northern Ireland and Scotland

02:14as well. Temperatures falling below freezing here. Maybe not quite as cold as last night.

02:19We saw minus 11 Celsius in the Glens of Scotland, but still falling below freezing here and

02:24some icy stretches forming. Generally, towns and cities holding up and colder air pushing

02:28into southern counties again. Temperatures a little lower, but generally staying above

02:33freezing. Heavy rain through Monday morning continues to push south-eastwards across southern

02:39and eastern England, but cold air filtering its way southwards. So, further wintry showers

02:43For many parts of the UK, a bit more confined to higher ground, but perhaps some lower levels

02:48too, particularly across northern England into Scotland. Abiding northerly wind developing

02:53pretty strong down some eastern coasts as well, just making it feel fairly cold. Some

02:58icy stretches continuing through the day and temperatures not reaching much above freezing

03:03across the northern half of the UK. In the south, highs around 7 to 9 Celsius, so lower

03:09compared to Sunday, just feeling colder as that mild air moves out of the way. Into the

03:14evening time, further showers down the east coast and blustery winds here. Elsewhere,

03:18generally a mixture of clear spells and showers. Icy stretches developing as temperatures fall

03:24below freezing once more. So, another cold night to take us into Tuesday morning and

03:29the week ahead is looking cold. Cold, frosty nights, icy stretches continuing. The risk

03:35of snow showers, particularly across the north and the west, and then perhaps something a

03:38bit more persistent across southern counties midweek. So, there's a lot going on with the

03:42weather through the rest of today as well as the week ahead. So, it is worth staying

03:47up to date with all the Met Office warnings on our website and our social media channels.

03:52See you again soon.

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