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A mix of rain, sleet and snow is making its way slowly north and east across the far south of England. Significant snow ...
08/01/2025

A mix of rain, sleet and snow is making its way slowly north and east across the far south of England. Significant snow in places, mostly over hills but more locally lower down where precipitation is heavy enough. Even some coastal locations have reported settling snow.

Warnings have been updated. Mostly notably, an Amber warning added for higher ground of the southwest.

https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings #?date=2025-01-08

07/01/2025

We continue with the cold conditions the next few days, and a mix of sunny spells and wintry showers. Showers mostly in the north and west but some pushing further south east. Parts of London have seen snow showers this morning for example. There is also still the risk of some mostly light and patchy snow across the far south tomorrow. Then on Friday we may see a frontal system moving in from the south west and bringing a snow risk to some places but the progression of that front highly uncertain at this stage.

05/01/2025

Milder air has now moved in across southern and central areas of England and Wales, with any snow here turning to rain.

Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland remain in the colder air with wintry precipitation at times, although northern Scotland is largely dry. Some significant accumulations of snow across parts of northern England.

Into next week the cold air moves southwards again to all areas. As the system that has brought rain and snow northwards clears we may see rain turning to snow across some central and eastern parts of England for a time on Monday.

We then see a mix of sunny spells and wintry showers for the week ahead. There is also the potential for snow to affect southern counties of England and Wales mid week as low pressure runs through the channel and moves into the cold air. However, the northern extent of that is currently uncertain as there is a chance the fronts may stay just to the south of the UK. One to watch, for now.

Amber warnings issued for snow and ice.As front systems move into the UK this weekend and come up against cold air in pl...
03/01/2025

Amber warnings issued for snow and ice.

As front systems move into the UK this weekend and come up against cold air in place, they will bring snow on their northern edge.

Across the south, any snow is likely to be brief but some localised accumulations are possible late Saturday before the snow turns to rain as milder air moves in, although it will continue to feel cold away from the far south.

Across central and some northern areas of England, snow will be more prolonged from Saturday night into Sunday morning and give significant accumulations. Here too the snow will eventually turn to freezing rain from the south during Sunday morning due to milder air pushing northwards, with the risk of freezing rain for a time (Rain freezing on impact with cold surfaces).

The far north of England and Scotland will stay in the colder air with precipitation staying as snow, giving significant accumulations. However, northern Scotland should largely avoid these conditions and stay dry with just a few wintry showers.

Northern Ireland is likely to see more of a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow, still giving some accumulations of snow particularly over hills.

Thereafter, colder conditions look to spread southwards again into next week.

Image focuses on Amber warnings for snow and ice across central and northern parts of England and Wales but wider yellow warnings are also in place. Full details - https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings #?date=2025-01-04

01/01/2025

There is a chance of seeing the Aurora tonight (Some places already have) where skies clear, particularly in the northern half of the UK with a camera.

01/01/2025

Unbelievable. Today has been the warmest, coldest, wettest, driest, sunniest and windiest day of the year so far! A real record breaker.

Into a colder spell of weather with some sharp overnight frosts and wintry showers in the north. Then, as low pressure t...
01/01/2025

Into a colder spell of weather with some sharp overnight frosts and wintry showers in the north. Then, as low pressure tries to move into the UK this weekend, there is the potential for significant snow where it meets that colder air, and maybe even some freezing rain. Uncertainty over the exact track and subsequent snow risk but here’s the initial warning issued this morning 👇

https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings #?date=2025-01-05

29/12/2024

A very unsettled and potentially stormy spell of weather coming up for the new year period as areas of low pressure track eastwards across the UK. A risk of strong winds and heavy rain on their southern flank and snow on their northern flank. Potentially turning colder thereafter, with associated wintry hazards.

17/12/2024

Pretty strong single for high pressure to be centred over or close to the south of the UK for Christmas, meaning it’s likely to be settled and mild with a small risk of less settled conditions in the far north 🎄

Life threatening conditions for far western areas of Wales and parts of the north Devon coast tomorrow as storm Darragh ...
06/12/2024

Life threatening conditions for far western areas of Wales and parts of the north Devon coast tomorrow as storm Darragh brings rain and strong winds to the UK. A red warning has been issued by the Met Office, with Amber warnings for other far western and south western areas and a wider yellow warning.

Some very unsettled and stormy conditions to come over the next few days.Heavy rain and squally winds pushing eastwards ...
05/12/2024

Some very unsettled and stormy conditions to come over the next few days.

Heavy rain and squally winds pushing eastwards later today, with yellow warnings for wind and rain in place.

Friday through into Sunday then brings the 4th named storm of the 2024/25 North Atlantic storm season. This will bring further heavy rain and strong winds, with further yellow warnings issued and the potential for particularly severe and damaging winds for Irish Sea coastal areas, Northern Ireland and parts of Wales and South West England where Amber warnings have been issued.

The full list of warnings can be found here - https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings #?date=2024-12-07

04/12/2024

An area of low pressure looks to deepen as it crosses the UK this weekend. There is some uncertainty over its exact track and how deep it will be but it has the potential to bring heavy rain, strong winds and perhaps northern hill snow.

Met Office graphic showing possible scenarios and their likelihood early next week, which highlights the uncertainty reg...
14/11/2024

Met Office graphic showing possible scenarios and their likelihood early next week, which highlights the uncertainty regarding the development and track of low pressure into the cold air mass that will be affecting the UK and therefore the uncertainties regarding the subsequent potential hazards.

14/11/2024

The potential next week for one or more areas of low pressure to move into the cold air that will be in place across the UK, bringing the risk of strong winds and rain, and some snow on their northern flank, but plenty of uncertainty regarding their development and track and therefore detail regarding such hazards.

Otherwise, generally turning colder with wintry showers mostly affecting areas exposed to the northwest wind.

12/11/2024

Set to turn a good deal colder and more unsettled late this weekend into next week, with north westerly winds bringing in showers which will be wintry in places, particularly over hills. A low likelihood next week of areas of low pressure running into the cold air and producing more widespread wintry hazards. Ignore hyperbolic newspaper headlines regarding snow as they latch onto any outlandish but minority model runs.

09/11/2024

A change on the way as a cold front clears through the UK tomorrow. High pressure then rebuilds, however, we will have cooler and drier air over us than of late so we should see more in the way of sunny spells next week for areas that have seen little or no sunshine so far this month.

Signs by next weekend that the area of high pressure may move westwards with pressure falling to our east. A colder northerly airflow likely developing as a result.

A very dull November so far for many of us, with cloud trapped under an area of persistent high pressure. The attached i...
08/11/2024

A very dull November so far for many of us, with cloud trapped under an area of persistent high pressure. The attached image from Roost Weather shows the number of sunshine hours so far this month up to 6am today, with many places seeing no sunshine at all but northeastern Scotland seeing the brightest conditions.

Things turn briefly less settled this weekend before the area of high pressure re-establishes itself. This should though mean that more of us see more in the way of sunshine by Monday.

Classic spiral cloud structure to the Atlantic low pressure system (Storm Ashley) on satellite imagery.Worst of the wind...
20/10/2024

Classic spiral cloud structure to the Atlantic low pressure system (Storm Ashley) on satellite imagery.

Worst of the winds and further rain yet to come across Scotland and Northern Ireland as the centre of the low tracks close by.

The earlier rain and windy conditions were from the leading cold front, with brighter conditions and a slight, brief lull in the strong winds having followed, although cloud and some rain is lingering across south eastern areas only slowly moving away eastwards.

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