Outbreaks of rain over northwest England and western Scotland on Friday afternoon with some snow across Shetland and Orkney. Cloudy but dry elsewhere with above average temperatures away from the far northeast. – This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 22/12/23. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Deakin.
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00:00 Hello, there's lots to talk about with the weather as we go through the Christmas period,
00:04 including for some of us a little bit of snow, although most of us are not going to have
00:09 a white Christmas. Here's the bigger picture on Friday morning, a large area of high pressure
00:15 down to the southwest. We've seen the back of Storm Pier clearing away, but it's left
00:20 a legacy of some gusty winds still through Friday, not as windy as Thursday, but still
00:24 it is quite breezy out there and got some outbreaks of rain coming into northwest England,
00:29 a bit of a soggy start here. Western Scotland will continue to see some through the day
00:34 and across the far northeast of Shetland, further snow flurries coming in here. We have
00:38 a Met Office yellow warning in place, but for a good part of the country, much of eastern
00:43 Scotland, eastern southern England, Wales and Northern Ireland, most of the day will
00:47 just be dry and cloudy. But as I say, it is still quite windy. Temperatures above average
00:52 for the time of year, double digits for the vast majority, but the cold air in place across
00:57 Shetland, hence why we have that warning for the snow showers, which continues through
01:01 the evening. Now, the cold air in place across northeastern Scotland meeting some wet weather
01:05 means we could see some heavy snow here through the night as well. And it's a rain warning
01:10 in western parts of Scotland as that rain starts to come in through the night and lasts
01:14 for most of Saturday. So some disruption possible across parts of Scotland, either from snow
01:19 in the northeast or rain in the northwest. There'll be patchy rain across southern Scotland,
01:24 northern England, but again, for most of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, most of the night
01:28 will be dry and cloudy, still fairly breezy and that combination of cloud and breeze keeping
01:34 the temperatures up a very mild night. Again, main exception will be that northeastern corner
01:39 where there will be some snow and an ice risk as we head into Saturday. The rain continues
01:44 in western Scotland. So again, that rain really building up through the day could cause some
01:49 disruption further south. The rain will be not as heavy over southern Scotland and Northern
01:54 Ireland, but a fairly damp Saturday nevertheless. There will be rain at times as trickling into
01:59 northern England, particularly over the Pennines. Further south, again, most places dry. Some
02:03 brighter skies to the east, maybe a hint of sunshine, but generally a fairly grey Saturday
02:10 and a mild day as well. Saturday before Christmas, temperatures getting up to 12, 13 degrees
02:17 Celsius, perhaps even a little bit higher if we do see any sunshine poking through across
02:20 parts of the east. Very mild in western Scotland as well, but obviously not feeling very mild
02:24 with a strong wind and that rain which is going to last for most of the day and indeed
02:29 most of the night and last into Sunday also. Hence why we have that warning in place. There'll
02:34 be some rain just slowly trickling south as we go through Saturday night and into Sunday
02:39 and that could then start to cause some problems further south into parts of Wales especially,
02:44 again, much of the south staying dry. As we head into the main Christmas period, then
02:49 this low pressure tracking between Scotland and Iceland. The isobar squeezing together,
02:54 so that means it's going to be quite windy, particularly see that little dip in the isobars
02:58 there across parts of northern England. Milder air always lingering in the south, but at
03:03 times it will get a little colder across northern Scotland. What does that mean for our weather
03:08 through the Christmas period? Well, there's that rain coming south into Wales that could
03:12 cause some issues as it builds up into Sunday and then gusty winds picking up through Sunday
03:16 too. North-eastern parts of England, but also across northern Scotland close to that low.
03:21 Could see some very blustery conditions on Christmas Eve also, something for Santa to
03:26 bear in mind. The rain easing perhaps across north Wales and trickling southwards and likely
03:31 to be in place here on Christmas Day. Christmas Eve temperatures, again, very mild, 13, 14
03:38 degrees again with a bit of brightness in the east, maybe even a little bit higher than
03:41 that. Obviously, feeling colder though with the gusty winds. Staying pretty mixed on Christmas
03:46 Day. There'll be some winter sunshine likely across parts of northern Scotland, a cold,
03:52 perhaps even frosty start here. And we are in for something of a white Christmas perhaps
03:55 as this wet weather pushes northwards. It will bring some snow, mainly over hills, but
04:01 potentially even to lower levels. For a good part of England and Wales, though, most of
04:05 the day looks like being cloudy and we are in line for some outbreaks of rain. Some uncertainty
04:09 about exactly how far north and south this rain band lies. So if you've got plans for
04:13 a Christmas walk, do keep up to date with the forecast. But be prepared for some soggy
04:18 weather, as I say, across a good part of England and Wales. Still pretty mild as we saw, temperatures
04:23 likely to stay even in the teens in some, but the colder air more widely across Scotland.
04:28 Hence why we could see some snow on the hills and across the north, even perhaps at lower
04:32 levels. As I said, there is an awful lot going on. Please keep up to date with those Met
04:37 Office weather warnings through our app or through our website and give yourself a Christmas
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