03 January - National weather forecast presented by Honor Criswick.
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00:00Hello there, good afternoon. Plenty of unsettled weather as we head towards the weekend. Multiple
00:06Met Office warnings in force, including two for snow and ice across much of England and
00:10Wales over the weekend, so do make sure you stay up to date with those on our website
00:15and also on our app. To end the day on Friday though, there's actually plenty of sunshine
00:20around. High pressure stretches across the UK, bringing us a cold northerly flow, so
00:24we still remain in this cold air mass, so although plenty of sunshine, it's still going
00:28to be feeling chilly. Then it's all eyes on this area of low pressure as we head into
00:32Saturday, pushing up from the southwest. It will bring in a brief mild spell, yes, but
00:36that any of this rain is falling into colder air, so likely to see some snow as we head
00:41towards the weekend, particularly for northern areas. Once again, it is going to be falling
00:45to lower levels too, not just over hilly areas. To end on Friday though, as I say, there's
00:50plenty of dry weather around, plenty of sunshine, though it is still feeling chilly. Still can't
00:54rule out some showers though, particularly around western coasts, northern coasts of
00:58Wales, northwest England, also around coasts of Northern Ireland, and particularly showers
01:02across Scotland too. These likely falling as snow. Once again, mainly over hills, but
01:07we could see some flurries to lower levels too. Into the afternoon though, there should
01:12still be, for the majority of the country, plenty of sunshine around. Feeling cold though,
01:16highs only reaching around four to five Celsius in the south. Into the evening, as soon as
01:22that sun dips away, it is going to be turning cold again. Once again, a widespread sharp
01:26frost likely, including a risk of ice, particularly across the northern half of the country where
01:31there is a yellow Met Office warning in force. Plenty of dry weather, plenty of clear spells,
01:35but once again, can't rule out some showers around western coasts. Once again, it is going
01:39to be a very cold night on offer, widely temperatures dropping below zero, particularly in rural
01:44areas. Once again though, to start on Saturday, there will be plenty of dry weather to start,
01:50plenty of sunshine, still those showers around those north-western coasts. Then it is from
01:54the south-west as we head towards the middle part of the morning that we will start to
01:58see that change. Clouds spilling in here, also some outbreaks of rain. We may just start
02:02to see some flurries of snow across high ground, across southern parts of Wales and south-west
02:07England. Away from this, once again, plenty of dry weather around, just still those showers
02:12in the far north-west. It is still going to be feeling chilly. Then for Saturday, that
02:17is when we start to see the unsettled weather continue to move in its way from the south-west.
02:23This area of low pressure will push in these frontal systems, once again moving into that
02:26colder air mass. So seeing some outbreaks of snow and also a risk of freezing rain across
02:31southern parts of Wales in particular. So likely to see some icy stretches by the time
02:36we reach Sunday. So do take care if you are out and about this weekend. But generally,
02:40the unsettled weather is going to be more widespread. As I said earlier, there are a
02:44couple of amber warnings in force for snow and ice across parts of Wales and England
02:49too. So widespread disruption likely, outbreaks of rain, sleet and also snow, particularly
02:54to lower levels across northern parts of England, perhaps later on into Northern Ireland too.
02:59So an unsettled weekend ahead. As I say, warnings already issued and likely to see updates over
03:05the coming days too. So make sure you keep an eye on our app and also our website. Bye
03:08for now.