5 January - National weather forecast presented by Greg Dewhurst.
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00:00Hello, there. Good morning. Welcome to your latest Meteorolist forecast. It's an unsettled
00:05start to the second half of the weekend, low pressure dominating and bumping into cold
00:10air. So, we've seen heavy snow overnight across central and northern parts of the U.K., in
00:14particular, icy stretches. This low-pressure system slowly moving away into the beginning
00:19of next week. But cold air remains in place with further wintry showers and icy stretches
00:24across the country. An unsettled start, outbreaks of heavy snow, particularly across northern
00:29England, some disruption likely. So, do take care if you are heading out. Some freezing
00:33rain still possible across parts of Wales as well and further north icy stretches to
00:40start the day. And little changes through the day. We see further outbreaks of rain,
00:44sleet and snow for parts of southern and eastern Scotland, northern England down into Wales
00:49as we head through the day. Something a little drier and brighter to the south of this weather
00:54front but breezy with some heavy showers moving in. Trying to turn a little brighter this
00:58afternoon as well across the far northwest of Norman Ireland into the Highlands with
01:03some wintry showers, icy stretches remaining here as well. And temperatures barely above
01:09freezing across the northern half of the U.K., really struggling particularly across northern
01:13England, southern Scotland under the heavy snow. But milder across central, southern
01:18parts of England and Wales. Here, southerly winds allowing temperatures to rise around
01:2213 or 14 Celsius. But the risk of flooding as snow melts and heavy rain continues to
01:28move in particularly across parts of Wales. And this band of rain pushes its way eastwards
01:32as we head through this evening into the early hours. Colder air digging south though. So,
01:36the back edge of this rain may start to turn to snow over the higher ground once more.
01:40Elsewhere, icy stretches reforming still the risk of wintry showers particularly across
01:45the north of the U.K. and temperatures low single figures below freezing in the countryside
01:51particularly across Scotland minus 5 or 6 to start Monday morning. Icy stretches, this
01:56weather system in the southeast just pulling away slowly through the morning into the afternoon.
02:00The risk of some snow for a short time over the higher ground and then a brighter day
02:05for many sunny spells and wintry showers. Showers most frequent and heaviest across
02:11the northern parts of Scotland. Some icy stretches remaining and then temperatures falling away
02:15quite quickly once more as we head into the evening time. Maximum temperatures generally
02:21for many 4 to 8 Celsius. So, feeling colder again across southern counties after a mild
02:26day ahead today. So, there is a lot still going on with our weather at the moment particularly
02:32with heavy snow across northern England. Do stay tuned as we move through the day with
02:37the latest updates. See you again soon.