A low-pressure system is situated to the south of the UK which brings rain to the southern coast of England, along with cloud that extends as far as central England and Wales. Further north it is generally a calm and bright sunny day, though it is a bit cloudy in northeastern England and there may be the odd shower in Northern Ireland and northern Scotland. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 29/01/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello, very good day to you. There's actually a decent amount of fine, sunny weather on
00:04offer for many of us, not all of us as we go through today. Towards the south, there
00:09is a feature that's tracking, well, to the south of us. It's actually a feature that's
00:13been named Storm Ivo by the Portuguese Met Service. That's because it's bringing greater
00:18impacts to parts of France, Spain and Portugal. But for us, it is going to bring some heavy
00:22rain but confined mainly to southern most counties. That being said, we could see some
00:27high totals, 25, 30 millimetres perhaps over the far south of Devon and some heavy rain
00:32spreading across southern parts further east as well. Also need to watch out for some strong
00:37winds in the south west but not enough to cause too many issues. Elsewhere, and like
00:41I said, a lot of fine weather on offer. A bit more cloud across central southern parts
00:46but the further north you go, greater chance you have of seeing some blue skies. Although
00:50across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland in particular, there will be some showers
00:54coming down on this north-northwesterly wind and some of those showers will be falling
00:58as sleet or snow above maybe 200 to 300 metres. So not particularly high ground. Temperatures
01:03are going to be around average for the time of year in the sunshine. Not feeling too bad
01:07I guess but towards the south where we have that rain and under that cloud, it is going
01:12to feel fairly chilly but that's not surprising. It is January. Later on, we are going to see
01:17more wet weather then across the far south but that rain does clear away as we go overnight
01:21and into Thursday. Otherwise, plenty more showers piling in across parts of Scotland,
01:26Northern Ireland. Also a few showers feeding into perhaps north-west England but also northern
01:30and western parts of Wales. These could still be a little bit wintry, some sleet or snow,
01:35mainly over Scotland but even some higher ground further south could see a little bit
01:39of sleet and snow perhaps. Otherwise, and we need to be aware that temperatures are
01:43going to drop where we get the clear skies. Towns and cities generally holding up just
01:48a bit above freezing but rural spots falling below and so some frost is quite likely, a
01:53few pockets of mist but also need to watch out for some icy patches, especially across
01:57northern Scotland, Northern Ireland because we are seeing those showers coming through
02:02and where they fall on frozen surfaces, we are going to see some pretty slippery conditions
02:06tomorrow morning. Otherwise, and as we go through tomorrow, any cloud lingering from
02:10that rain in the south-east will clear away and then yes, there will still be some showers,
02:14particularly around some northern and western coastal parts. Some showery rain also affecting
02:19Orkney and Shetland but for most, it's actually looking largely dry. Decent amount of bright
02:24and sunny weather, though temperatures not especially high at all. They're similar to
02:28today obviously in the south where we see greater amounts of sunshine compared to today.
02:32It is going to feel a little bit nicer. Notice out towards the west, we do have a system
02:37coming in, so a bit of cloud building across parts of Northern Ireland through the afternoon
02:41and then some rain is going to spill its way east and south-eastwards as we go overnight
02:46into Friday. So Friday, we will see that front pushing through, then it's gradually going
02:50to clear away to the south-east through the day itself. Another ridge of high pressure
02:54builds in, so we will see something a bit drier for a time, but as we go through into
02:59this weekend, we are going to see a north-west-south-east split. By that I mean towards the north and
03:03west, a greater chance of some strong winds and some heavy rain. Further south and east
03:08you are, you're more likely to stay dry, but that rain will eventually push through, albeit
03:13a bit lighter than it will be towards the north-west. For more information about what
03:16we can expect through this coming weekend and beyond, do make sure you check out our
03:20latest 10-day trend which will be available later on this afternoon with Honour. I'll
03:25see you again soon. Bye-bye.