Murky conditions will continue this evening for most. Some rain is expected in parts of Wales, northern England and northern Scotland, with drier conditions elsewhere. A generally frost free night is anticipated. - This is the Met Office Weather forecast for the evening of 28/12/2024. Bringing you tonight's weather forecast is Craig Snell.
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00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest weather forecast from the Met. As we go for the last
00:05few days of 2024, there is going to be a change in the weather. We start to say goodbye to
00:10the mist and murk, but unfortunately, it's going to be replaced by some wet and windy
00:15weather as we see areas of low pressure move across the country. Some of these areas of
00:19low pressure will be fairly deep, so we could see some wet and very windy weather at times
00:24as we move through New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. But we're keeping a very close
00:28eye on things and we'll certainly keep you up to date over the next couple of days. Back
00:33to the here and now. As we see at Saturday evening into the early hours of Sunday, it's
00:38going to remain fairly murky across the south, again, some mist and fog around. So if you
00:43do have any travel plans, do allow some extra time for your journeys. A weak band of rain
00:49will just sink its way into parts of Wales and Northern England. So that will start to
00:52lift the mist and fog here, but probably the best of the conditions will be across Northern
00:58Ireland and Southern Scotland, where to the north of this, another band of rain beginning
01:02to move in and some of that will turn heavy and persistent across parts of Western Scotland.
01:07But for most of us, it's not going to be a cold night by any means. Lowest temperatures
01:11generally can probably be no lower than about three to five degrees. So again, we start
01:18off on a rather murky note across many parts of England and Wales. But I'm hopeful as the
01:22day goes on, we will start to see this begin to lift and break up much more readily than
01:27it has done of late. So come the afternoon, some good sunshine really for parts of the
01:30Midlands and East Anglia, where further north across Northern England and Northern Ireland.
01:36Although it would be rather dry here, it will be largely cloudy, with the main bulk of the
01:40rain really still for Scotland, with some heavy and persistent rain and also just starting
01:45to see some cold air just beginning to seep in. So some of the rain will turn to snow
01:49across the higher ground. But with more and more brightness around, it will be a milder
01:54day for the south. Temperatures here reaching around 10 to 11 degrees, but just struggling
02:00across the very far north as that cold air begins to move in. So around six to seven
02:04degrees here. Into the evening, if anything, that rain intensifies across Scotland. And
02:10again, that rain also turning to snow, especially across the higher ground. Warnings do come
02:14into force during Monday and actually continuing right throughout New Year's Eve too. So if
02:19you do have any travel plans for Hogmanay across Scotland, do stay up to date with the
02:23latest warnings and allow some extra time for your travels. Further south, a fairly
02:28quiet night with clearest of the skies down towards the very far south. But for most of
02:32us, again, a fairly mild night for the time of year. So for much of England and Wales,
02:38although a fair amount of cloud around, it should be a largely dry day on Monday. Best
02:43of any brightness across the very far south. Could just see a few showers down here, but
02:47exception to the rule. Main band of rain will still be focused across Scotland. That will
02:52move into parts of Northern Ireland and Northern England during the course of the day, where
02:56it also will become quite windy here too. Warnings are in force here across parts of
03:00the Pennines. Could be some strong and gusty winds. So again, if you've got any travel
03:04plans in this part of the world, do allow some extra time for your journeys. But for
03:08most of us, a fairly mild day. Highs reaching about 10 to 11 degrees. We can just see that
03:12cold air just seeping a little bit further south. So only around five to six degrees
03:17across the northern half of Scotland. And unfortunately, really, as we move into New
03:22Year and Hogmanay, the weather is set to turn much, much more unsettled. Further bands of
03:27rain, potentially some snow and also some strong winds at times. So do stay alert to
03:32the latest warnings on our website, where you can also check out your local forecast.
03:37But from me for now, take care and I'll see you again soon.