Some persistent rain in the far southwest this afternoon, while the rest of the country will see cloud with showers and windy conditions. Heavy downpours in the north of the country, with some snow possible on high ground. Temperatures mild in the south, while chillier in the north especially in the wind. A yellow wind warning is in effect for Scotland and Northern Ireland this weekend. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 21/12/2024. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Craig Snell.
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00:00Hello there, welcome to your latest weather update from the Met. As we head
00:04through the rest of this weekend it's going to remain very windy for some of
00:07us and for all it's going to be feeling very cold. It's all courtesy of this area
00:11low pressure which is bringing in some very cold air from the north. But as we
00:16head towards the Christmas period we will see a change, winds start to come in
00:19from the southwest. High pressure also building as we head towards Christmas
00:24Day. So for most of us at the moment it does look like it's going to be fairly
00:27settled although we could continue to see the risk of some weather fronts
00:31across the very far northwest of Scotland. Back to the here and now and
00:35for the rest of Saturday afternoon we continue risk of some rain across the
00:39very far south of the country. This rain bad only slowly clears towards the
00:43continent but for most of us here's a mixture of some sunshine but also many
00:48blustery showers especially across the northern half of the UK where they start
00:52to turn increasingly to sleet and snow especially across the high ground of
00:55Scotland. Wind warnings also in force it's going to be a windy day especially
00:59across the northern half of the UK and actually wind warnings are out for all
01:04of the weekend so if you do have any travel plans over the next few days do
01:08stay up to date with the latest warnings on our website. Temperatures in the north
01:13generally only around five to six degrees but factoring that wind it's
01:17going to be feeling remarkably colder than that but down towards the south we
01:21well just hang on to double figures for the time being. So into the evening that
01:27rain band across the south will finally clear away and for most of us it's a
01:31mixture of clear spells and a scattering of showers. The most frequent showers will
01:34be across the north where again there'll be a wintry nature even across parts of
01:39Northern Ireland, Northern England and maybe the far north of Wales. So that may
01:43well lead to a few icy stretches around but thanks to the wind I think most of
01:48the towns and cities staying above freezing but as I mentioned that wind
01:52will be very strong especially across Scotland we will see the risk of some
01:56gales or potentially severe gales in places. So as we start Sunday morning we
02:01will see some sunshine especially down towards East Anglia and the southeastern
02:05parts of England but for most it's again it's a mixture of some bright spells and
02:09a scattering of showers. Most of the showers are focused across Scotland,
02:14Northern Ireland and the far north of England where again they will be falling
02:18as sleet and snow in places. Best of the brightness come the afternoon maybe
02:24along the south coast of England and it's here where we'll probably see the
02:27driest of the weather come the afternoon but for most of us it's going to be an
02:31afternoon to wrap up warmly. These are the temperatures on the thermometer but
02:34factoring the strength of the wind feeling much colder than this. Then as we
02:39head towards the all-important Christmas travel period at the moment does look
02:43like the weather should start to settle down for most of us. As I mentioned there
02:47could still be some wet weather across the far northwest of Scotland but for
02:51most it's going to be a fairly cloudy but milder lead up towards the Christmas
02:55period and for Christmas Day itself at the moment it does look like the chances
02:59of seeing a white Christmas anywhere across the UK is very unlikely indeed.
03:04But if you want more information about the weather as we move towards Christmas
03:08in your area you can always check out our app or look up our website but for
03:12me for now take care and I'll see you again soon.