A wet day ahead for Northern Ireland and Scotland today, with a band of rain pushing into the west through to lunchtime, when it will likely fizzle out. A yellow snow and ice warning is in effect for Scotland. Elsewhere, remaining much drier, with some clear spells in England and Wales today. Feeling colder in Scotland and England, while slightly milder in Northern Ireland and southwest parts of England and Wales. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the morning of 18/02/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern.
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00:00Hello, good morning. It's a cold start out there for many of us, frost and in one or
00:05two spots, risk of some icy patches as the morning progresses because as we've got the
00:11cold air in place, Atlantic driven systems are moving in, bringing the moisture, bringing
00:16milder air for Northern Ireland, parts of Wales and the South West, but also this area
00:21of rain, there's the risk of freezing rain, some icy stretches for parts of South West
00:26and West Scotland, falling as snow over the Grampians but tending to fizzle away later
00:31in the day, so the main risk period is during the morning. Meanwhile, for much of the rest
00:36of the UK, it's dry, it's bright as well, some hazy sunshine for much of England and
00:41Wales and after that cold start, pleasant enough, although with an increased breeze
00:45compared with recent days for western areas in particular. A lot of cloud for Northern
00:50Ireland remains, but drier as we end the day compared with how we start things. Any patchy
00:55rain and sleet moves away from the far north of Scotland later on in the day. Clear spells
01:00overnight, a lot of medium and high cloud remaining and we keep that breeze, so not
01:05as widely frosty, but still a chilly start to Wednesday for many. Meanwhile, Northern
01:09Ireland, West Wales and the far South West sees eventually thicker cloud and outbreaks
01:14of rain moving in. Six to eight Celsius here, but elsewhere, temperatures at or around freezing
01:21first thing Wednesday. Nevertheless, a bright start for much of Scotland, England, Wales,
01:27but we've got this area of rain moving through Northern Ireland into West Wales and the South
01:31West. It's moving slowly because it's coming up against the cold area of high pressure
01:36to the east, so it tends to turn more showery as it pushes into western Scotland, parts
01:41of the Midlands and central southern England later on. However, a subtle change in wind
01:45direction will make a big difference on Wednesday. Temperatures a little less cold in the east,
01:51but still at around six to seven degrees, but more of a southwesterly flavour in the
01:55west will lead to highs of 12 or 13 degrees, albeit with some showery rain here and there.
02:02And it's that weather that is going to spread more widely into Thursday. Weather systems
02:07move through, isobars tighten up and we've got this southwesterly wind affecting most
02:13of the UK on Thursday, leading to above average temperatures up and down the country, so a
02:19remarkable increase in temperatures over the next few days and in one or two spots,
02:23particularly towards the south west or even northern Scotland, those temperatures reaching
02:27the mid-teens. Bye bye.