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This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the week ahead 06/01/2025. Frost and ice to start. More sunshine but snow could lead to some travel disruption. Bringing you this week’s weather forecast is Honor Criswick.

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00:00Hello there. Well, after a very unsettled weekend, there is going to be more sunshine

00:05for the week ahead. However, it is going to be feeling cold, likely to see some frost

00:09and also some ice and a chance we could see some more snow. Let's start off though by

00:14taking a look at the bigger picture. So we do find ourselves on the northern side of

00:18the jet, so on the cold side of the jet. We've got low pressure moving its way towards Scandinavia.

00:23That's what affected us over the weekend. And as this moves away, this allows high pressure

00:28to build to the west, really establishing a cold Arctic maritime air mass across the

00:33country. Then towards the middle part of the week, it's all eyes on this area of low pressure

00:37to the south. This is going to push in some rain in towards that colder air mass. So that

00:42brings us in to a risk of snow across southern areas. There is just some uncertainty with

00:47regards to the exact track and location of this area of low pressure. So it could be

00:52slightly further north or it could be slightly further south. So that's going to affect where

00:56exactly we see that snow towards Wednesday. More of that in a moment. And then we do

01:01see that area of low pressure still to the east, high pressure continuing to build into

01:06the west. So once again, really establishing that cold Arctic maritime air mass across

01:10the country. So plenty of sunshine, plenty of clear skies, but it is going to be cold,

01:14likely to see plenty of snow showers feeding into coastal areas too. And then a chance

01:19we could see something slightly milder move into the west towards the end of the week.

01:24However, before we get there, let's start off again with Tuesday. So to start, it is

01:29going to be cold, likely to see a widespread frost, even a chance of some icy stretches.

01:35Now there are three yellow Met Office warnings in force, one for Scotland, Northern Ireland,

01:40and also this one that covers parts of Wales and southwest England, also central and northwestern

01:44parts of England too. And that's as a result of plenty of snow showers moving through into

01:49these areas. And there's a chance that this could lead to some disruption. Most snow

01:54falling over the hills, but there is a chance we could see a centre metre or two to lower

01:59levels too. And there's a chance that means this could lead to some disruption to start

02:04the day on Tuesday. So keep an eye on the warnings on our website if you are travelling

02:08around through the early hours of Tuesday. Now for much of the day, we're going to continue

02:13to see these showers feed into western coast. Once again, likely falling as snow, not just

02:18towards hills, but to lower levels too, really adding on to the accumulations across parts

02:22of Scotland. But elsewhere, away from the showers, there's going to be plenty of sunshine

02:27around, though it is going to be feeling rather chilly. Highs only reaching around six to

02:32seven Celsius across the south. But in northern areas, highs not really pushing much past

02:36two to three Celsius. And there's going to be quite a brisk northerly wind through much

02:40of the day. So actually, what it's actually going to feel like is widely across many areas

02:45below zero. So it's going to be a cold day. There will be sunshine around, though those

02:50showers still moving in around coastal regions. Now on Wednesday, as I say, this is where

02:56we start to see that uncertainty. So Tuesday night through into Wednesday, once again,

02:59there's going to be plenty of clear skies. So more frost, more icy stretches, may even

03:04see a few freezing fog patches to start the day too. And still a continuation of those

03:09showers moving into those northwestern coasts. Then we start to see this change across the

03:14south, cloud building in here and then outbreaks of rain. But as I say, falling into that colder

03:19air mass, so there's a good chance we could see some snow across southern counties through

03:24much of the day. Now, this is currently where the warning area is across the south. But

03:29as I say, there is some uncertainty as to whereabouts the track of this low goes. If

03:34it's slightly further north, it could start to creep into southern parts of Wales, perhaps

03:37central parts of England too. But slightly further south, there's a chance we could miss

03:41the snow altogether. So do stay up to date on our website for any changes with regards

03:46to warnings. But nevertheless, at the moment, it looks like there is a chance of snow across

03:50southern areas. And it is going to be feeling cold. And once again, with that brisk northerly

03:55wind, that really is going to add on to the wind chill too. Temperatures not really pushing

03:59much past 3 to 4 Celsius across a large portion of the country. Now, later Wednesday through

04:06into Thursday, we'll eventually say goodbye to that system across the south. But we do

04:10still have this Arctic maritime air mass across much of the country. So once again, to start

04:15early on Thursday, a chance of some icy stretches, possibly quite a sharp frost too. And we still

04:20are going to see those showers moving through around exposed coast, particularly across

04:24parts of northern Scotland, where they're likely to see quite frequent snow showers

04:28at times. And even along North Sea coast, seeing some snow showers too. Once again,

04:33exposed coast into the western areas as well. The driest and brightest of the weather likely

04:37across inland areas. But once again, another very chilly day. Highs widely around 4 to

04:425 Celsius, a degree or two higher in the far southwest. So not quite as cold here, but

04:47still a chilly day on offer. Then as we head through later Thursday into Friday, once again

04:54we remain in that colder air mass. But there's something slightly milder just edging into

04:58the far west here, but also dragging in some frontal systems. So more cloud here. Once

05:03again, some outbreaks of rain starting to push in, and still once again falling into

05:07that colder air mass. So a chance also we could see further outbreaks of snow as we

05:12head into Friday. But still some uncertainty here once again, so one to keep an eye on.

05:16But away from this, once again, there should be plenty of sunshine around. Just perhaps

05:21a bit more cloud, particularly in western areas compared to recent days. But it should

05:24be largely dry, still once again on the chilly side. But as I say, something slightly milder

05:30just moving into the far southwest. So just as a bit of a summary then, it is going to

05:36be feeling cold for much of the week, likely to see some frosty and quite icy starts too.

05:40So keep an eye on warnings. A risk of snow towards southern counties by the time we reach

05:46Wednesday, and plenty of weather warnings already issued, and a good chance we could

05:50see some more too. So make sure you stay up to date with those. So there we go, more sunshine

05:55in the forecast, but it is going to be feeling cold. And for more day-to-day web updates,

05:59you can subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss an update. Bye bye.

Week Ahead 06/01/2025 – Sunshine ahead with more snow

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