29 December - national forecast presented by 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 is still
01:36fairly mild, highs reaching around 10 to 11 degrees, but pretty chilly and probably increasingly
01:42chilly as the day goes on across Scotland as that colder air seeps just that little
01:46bit further south. Into the evening, the next weather system begins to show its face. So
01:52a renewed risk of rain and snow across Scotland, increasing winds too, with a very windy end
01:59to the night for parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland. For much of England and Wales,
02:04although blustery, still generally dry here with some clearer skies and another fairly
02:11mild night to come for all but the far north of Scotland. So moving into New Year's Eve,
02:17Hogmanay, that area of rain will continue to track its way south-eastward. So a spell
02:21of heavy rain developing for parts of Northern England and eventually into Wales. Still dry
02:26ahead of this system, but I think even across some southern areas by the end of New Year's
02:31Eve, we will see some rain. Some improvements further north, but still quite blustery with
02:36potentially some further rain and snow for the far north of Scotland. I'm feeling pretty
02:41chilly here, but elsewhere, again, just holding on to the mild conditions for the time being,
02:46albeit very blustery in places. And then looking ahead to New Year's Day, after maybe
02:52a very brief calmer interlude overnight, another weather system will move in during the course
02:58of the day. This time, maybe a focus towards central and southern areas of the UK. We have
03:03a risk of some heavy rain, some strong winds, and on the northern edge of the system, again,
03:07the risk of some snow. But you can keep up to date with the latest warnings on our website
03:11where you can also check out your local forecast. But from me for now, take care and I'll see
03:17you again soon.