Saturday evening forecast 06/01/24

06 January - National weather forecast presented by Greg Dewhurst.

Transcript

00:00Hello there. Welcome to our latest broadcast from the Met Office. It is going to be much

00:05colder over the coming days, widespread frost, some icy stretches and also some fog patches

00:11too. And that's all due to this area of high pressure building in across the UK, keeping

00:16all the weather fronts out in the Atlantic, so lots of dry weather to come. But turning

00:20much colder, easterly winds picking up into the beginning of next week, making it feel

00:25like freezing for many of us. So looking at the picture for Saturday evening overnight

00:31into Sunday, clear skies across the north and the west of the UK. This will allow temperatures

00:35to dip below freezing, some dense fog patches developing, icy stretches and a widespread

00:41frost. More cloud filtering in from the North Sea affecting northern parts of England, stretching

00:46into the Midlands, parts of Wales, some wintry showers perhaps across the far south east

00:51of England. But in between there will be some clear spells here and with recent saturated

00:55ground we could see some icy stretches forming, taking us into Sunday morning. Temperatures

01:01here close to freezing, below freezing further north and west, back down to around minus

01:05seven or minus eight across the glens of Scotland. So some icy stretches for all of us. First

01:11thing on Sunday morning, dense fog patches across parts of Scotland, Norman Island will

01:15be slow to clear, but plenty of sunshine to come for many of us as we go through the day,

01:21but this weather front will bring in some cloud and some showery rain across some northern

01:26and eastern parts of England. Perhaps a little bit of sleet and snow over the highest ground

01:30here and a few wintry showers in quite a keen north easterly breeze affecting the far south

01:35east of England too. But for the vast majority of us, dry and bright, plenty of blue skies.

01:42Temperatures generally between five and six Celsius where any fog lingers, particularly

01:46through the central belt. Temperatures here struggling, perhaps one or two Celsius and

01:50some places staying below freezing all day. So some icy stretches continuing, but a cold

01:57feeling day. Temperatures nearer to freezing out there, so extra layers will be needed

02:01and that brisk wind in the far south east really sort of adding to that cold feel. We're

02:06into the evening time on Sunday. Temperatures quickly dropping below freezing, widespread

02:11frost forming, though just notice how some clouds still continues to filter in from the

02:16North Sea. Some wintry showers mixed in there as well, but many places staying dry under

02:21the clearest skies, particularly across the west. Temperatures dropping well below freezing,

02:25again minus six or minus seven through parts of Scotland. Towns and cities across the whole

02:30of the UK close to freezing with some fog patches and that widespread frost to start

02:36Monday morning. So again, Monday, a cold start, plenty of sunshine to come through the day.

02:42The cloud will come and go and it will build as we move through the day. The wind picks

02:45up across southern counties of England and Wales, drifting in a few wintry showers here

02:51and temperatures again, despite being dry and some sunny spells on the cold side, two

02:56to five Celsius below average for the time of year. But again, as that wind picks up,

03:02it will feel more like freezing for many of us. So scarf and gloves will be needed during

03:07the day as well as night time as frosts return and ice comes back in. And that's the forecast

03:13for the next few days as we move into the beginning of next week and beyond. High pressure

03:18keeps it dry. It will remain cold. There'll be some frost and ice at times too. So if

03:24you'd like more information on the weather where you are over the coming days, you can

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