Dry and cloudy across Northern Ireland, England, Wales and southern Scotland this evening, with some heavy persistent rain and gusty winds moving in over the rest of Scotland. Some upland areas in Scotland will see some snow overnight. Feeling mild for most overnight, with the far north turning chilly. There is a yellow snow and rain warning for northern Scotland in effect tonight. - This is the Met Office Weather forecast for the evening of 29/12/2024. Bringing you tonight's weather forecast is Craig Snell.
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00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest weather update from the Met. As we go through the
00:04last couple of days of 2024, the weather is set to be very unsettled for most of us. Areas
00:11of low pressure will move across the country, bringing in spells of wind, rain and for some
00:15of us, snow. All of us are under a warning at some point during the course of the New
00:20Year period. So do stay up to date with the latest warnings on our website and we'll always
00:24keep you up to date here on our YouTube channel too.
00:28Back to the here and now. It's a fairly quiet end to Sunday. Plenty of cloud, though, around
00:34maybe some clearest skies towards the very far south. But for Scotland, a very wet night
00:39to come. If anything, that rain will just continue to intensify as the night goes on,
00:44accompanied by quite a strong wind, but also just encountering some colder air too. So
00:48we could see some snow, especially across the higher ground of the north. So where we
00:54do see that colder air, we could just also see maybe a few icy patches. But for most
00:58of us, especially under the cloud cover, a fairly mild night to come with most towns
01:02and cities not falling much lower than about five to six degrees. So a wet and possibly
01:08snowy start across parts of Scotland. Warnings are in force here right throughout Monday
01:12and going into the New Year period. The rain also just arriving into parts of Northern
01:17Ireland, maybe Northern England too, and generally quite a blustery day across the north. Even
01:21parts of the Pennines, we could see some buffeting on the road. So do allow some extra time for
01:26your journeys. Across many southern and central areas, still generally quiet here, albeit
01:32rather cloudy. There'll be some glimmers of sunshine from time to time. And here it's
01:36still fairly mild, highs reaching around 10 to 11 degrees, but pretty chilly and probably
01:41increasingly chilly as the day goes on across Scotland as that colder air seeps just that
01:46little bit further south. Into the evening, the next weather system begins to show its
01:51face. So a renewed risk of rain and snow across Scotland. Increasing winds too, with
01:58a very windy end to the night for parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland. For much of
02:03England and Wales, although blustery, still generally dry here with some clearer skies
02:09and another fairly mild night to come for all but the far north of Scotland. So moving
02:16into New Year's Eve, Hogmanay, that area of rain will continue to track its way south-eastward.
02:21So a spell of heavy rain developing for parts of Northern England and eventually into Wales.
02:26Still dry ahead of this system, but I think even across some southern areas by the end
02:31of New Year's Eve, we will see some rain. Some improvements further north, but still
02:35quite blustery with potentially some further rain and snow for the far north of Scotland.
02:40I'm feeling pretty chilly here, but elsewhere, again, just holding on to the mild conditions
02:45for the time being, albeit very blustery in places. And then looking ahead to New
02:51Year's Day, after maybe a very brief calmer interlude overnight, another weather system
02:56will move in during the course of the day. This time, maybe a focus towards central and
03:01southern areas of the UK, with a risk of some heavy rain, some strong winds and on the northern
03:06edge of the system, again, the risk of some snow. But you can keep up to date with the
03:10latest warnings on our website, where you can also check out your local forecast. But
03:14from me for now, take care and I'll see you again soon.