In the afternoon snow continues to fall over northern England and southern Scotland and an amber weather warning is in force for this. There will be heavy rain over Wales and parts of central England and a yellow warning for rain is in force here. Elsewhere is it cold and sunny in northern parts of Scotland and overcast but mostly dry with the odd spell of rain in southern England and Northern Ireland. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 05/01/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Greg Dewhurst.
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00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest Met Office forecast. It has been a disruptive 24 hours
00:06or so for some parts of the U.K. Low pressures moved in from the Atlantic, bumping into cold
00:11air giving heavy snow across central northern parts of the U.K. in particular. That low
00:16pressure moves away at the beginning of next week. Cold northerly air remains in force
00:20and then further weather systems try to move in across southern areas, something to keep
00:24an eye on for later on in the week. Looking at the picture through yesterday evening
00:30overnight and into this morning, we can see the rain and snow quite widely across the
00:36U.K. Some of this falling as freezing rain and sleet as well and then through the course
00:41of last night and this morning pushed its way northwards as well. Disruption. We've
00:45seen 20 centimetres of snow in places. This will continue to build through the day. Heavy
00:50rain then across the south as milder air moved in here. So, looking at the picture
00:55for the rest of Sunday, we can see the band of rain, sleet and snow stretching across
01:02northern England into Wales. Heavy rain across Wales could lead to some localised flooding
01:06here. Snow continues particularly over the high ground of northern England into southern
01:10Scotland. Another 10 to 20 centimetres possible in places through the day today. An amber
01:15warning remaining in force. To the north of this, something a little drier for parts of
01:19northern Ireland, though fairly cloudy. And some brighter spells for Scotland, but wintry
01:23showers moving in to the highlands and islands here. Mild across much of central southern
01:28parts of England. The risk of some heavy rain across Wales into south-west England and temperatures
01:33here 13, 14, perhaps even 15 Celsius. A large contrast to central northern parts of England
01:40into northern Ireland and Scotland. Temperatures barely above freezing here. Turning quite
01:45windy as well across southern counties through the day. Gales perhaps around some coastal
01:51stretches. Heavy bursts of rain across England and Wales through the evening time. Meteorist
01:55warnings for rain here, so we could be seeing some localised flooding issues. Further snow
01:59across the higher ground of the Pennines, in particular into the Borders region of Scotland.
02:05Could be some tricky travelling conditions first thing on Monday morning, particularly
02:09towards the Edinburgh area. Further wintry showers across northern Ireland and Scotland
02:14as well. Temperatures falling below freezing here. Maybe not quite as cold as last night.
02:19We saw minus 11 Celsius in the Glens of Scotland, but still falling below freezing here and
02:24some icy stretches forming. Generally towns and cities holding up and colder air pushing
02:28into southern counties again. Temperatures a little lower, but generally staying above
02:33freezing. Heavy rain through Monday morning continues to push south-eastwards across southern
02:39and eastern England, but cold air filtering its way southwards. So further wintry showers
02:43For many parts of the UK, a bit more confined to higher ground, but perhaps some lower levels
02:48too, particularly across northern England into Scotland. Abiding northerly wind developing
02:53pretty strong down some eastern coasts as well, just making it feel fairly cold. Some
02:58icy stretches continuing through the day and temperatures not reaching much above freezing
03:03across the northern half of the UK. In the south, highs around 7 to 9 Celsius, so lower
03:09compared to Sunday, just feeling colder as that mild air moves out of the way. Into the
03:14evening time, further showers down the east coast and blustery winds here. Elsewhere,
03:18generally a mixture of clear spells and showers. Icy stretches developing as temperatures fall
03:24below freezing once more. So another cold night to take us into Tuesday morning and
03:29the week ahead is looking cold. Cold, frosty nights, icy stretches continuing. The risk
03:35of snow showers, particularly across the north and the west, and then perhaps something a
03:38bit more persistent across southern counties midweek. So there's a lot going on with the
03:42weather through the rest of today as well as the week ahead. So it is worth staying
03:47up to date with all the Met Office warnings on our website and our social media channels.
03:52See you again soon.