Quieter on Boxing day although with rain arriving in the southwest though the afternoon. The rest of the week is then very unsettled with some heavy rain and strong winds on Wednesday, followed by blustery showers on Thursday and Friday. Bringing you this weekend’s weather forecast is Greg Dewhurst.
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00:00 Hello there, welcome to your week ahead forecast. Looking through this festive period it does
00:06 stay unsettled over the coming days. So it is worth staying tuned to the forecast if
00:11 you are travelling. Good news is Christmas days where the fronts are moving out of the
00:16 way and for Boxing Day a brief ridge of high pressure starts to move in. So yes, a chilly
00:21 start to Boxing Day. Plenty of sunshine though to greet us first thing. A few icy stretches
00:26 across northern Scotland where wintry showers will continue to feed in from the north during
00:31 the day. But plenty of sunshine as we move through the day on Boxing Day though turning
00:36 increasingly hazy as clouds thicken from the south west. Parts of Devon and Cornwall are
00:40 seeing outbreaks of rain into the afternoon and this spreading a little further north
00:44 eastwards as we move through into the evening time. Temperatures a little nearer to normal
00:49 for the time of year, generally 4 to 6 Celsius across the north of the UK. Still a little
00:55 milder in the south, 9 or 10 Celsius. And then looking at the picture for Wednesday,
01:01 it is all change again. Low pressure starts to move in from the Atlantic bringing some
01:05 very strong winds, outbreaks of heavy rain and also the risk of some snow over the higher
01:10 ground of Scotland. So do take care if you are travelling on Wednesday. We already have
01:15 MetEvis warnings across the country. Strong winds around the coast in the south and the
01:19 west. We could see gusts of 50, 60, 70 miles an hour. Outbreaks of heavy rain as well,
01:24 the MetEvis warnings for rain across western parts of England and Wales. And then as the
01:28 rain bumps into the colder air across Scotland we could see some snowfall here too. So MetEvis
01:35 warnings in force here as well. So overall a very unsettled day. Do take extra care if
01:40 you are travelling. And temperature wise, well mild, 13 degrees across much of England
01:45 and Wales. Still chilly across the north, particularly over the higher ground of Scotland
01:50 where accumulations of snow will continue to build. As we move into Thursday, it stays
01:55 blustery. The main system moves out of the way but then we'll see showery rain. Tie-tie
01:59 sabars there continuing, particularly across England and Wales, indicating those winds
02:04 staying strong. So through the day on Thursday, plenty of showers across the country. Some
02:10 of them will be heavy but they should move through fairly quickly on that brisk breeze.
02:14 There will be some sunny spells in between. Temperatures in the north on the chilly side,
02:18 4 to 8 Celsius. In the south still mild, 11 or 12. But the strength of the wind generally
02:23 feeling cooler than the numbers suggest. And then as we end the working week, we'll generally
02:29 see it stays unsettled. Low pressure remaining in charge as we head into Friday. Again those
02:35 tight ice sabars indicating the winds will remain strong. So another blustery day. Sunny
02:40 spells and scattered showers across much of the country. Some showery rain at times too,
02:45 particularly across southern Scotland and northern England. In between some brighter
02:49 spells. Wintry showers still across Scotland where it will be a chilly feeling day with
02:54 that northerly breeze. Elsewhere, temperatures near average but still mild once again across
03:00 southern counties of England and Wales. To end the week and into the weekend, well low
03:05 pressure continues to dominate. It stays unsettled. We'll see further showery spells of rain at
03:12 times. Brisk winds are possible too. So it is an unsettled week to come. It is worth
03:17 staying up to date with the forecast if you are travelling through this festive period.
03:22 See you again soon.
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