Tuesday afternoon forecast 25/01/22

25 January - National weather forecast presented by Aidan McGivern.

Transcript

00:00Hi there, welcome to the latest forecast from the Met Office. Another day with high pressure

00:04in charge and yet more cloud covering the UK. Generally low clouds, so a gloomy picture

00:10for many, that cloud covering the hills of Wales, northern England for example, parts

00:14of Scotland, and for northern and western Scotland, some outbreaks of mainly light rain

00:18and drizzle. Some more moderate spells of rain for the northern isles for a time during

00:22the afternoon. Otherwise, for most it's dry and there will be some brighter spells into

00:26north-east England, eastern Scotland, parts of east Wales for example, but we will keep

00:30the extensive cloud cover 3 to 5 Celsius as expected in the south. A bit milder in the

00:36far north-west, although it will be blustery here with the winds picking up as we end the

00:39day on Tuesday. Gales for Shetland for a time and those winds pushing some showers through

00:45as well into the far north. But otherwise, overnight it's a cloudy but dry picture. Some

00:51clear spells developing into the east and across central parts predominantly where we

00:55get those clear spells. A frost is likely, even some fog patches. But for most it's a

01:00frost and fog free start to Wednesday because of the extensive cloud cover once again. Blustery

01:07there in the far north, otherwise generally light winds and I think the cloud will tend

01:12to lift a bit more across England and Wales and perhaps even break up in places to give

01:16some sunshine. So, a brighter day to come for England and Wales. But for Scotland and

01:20northern Ireland, the cloud thickening through the afternoon and outbreaks of rain arriving

01:24into the north-west. Some heavy rain for the west highlands and the wind really picking

01:28up as the rain clears its way into central Scotland. The weather front associated with

01:34this rain bringing some really quite gusty winds, 50 to 60 mile per hour wind gusts for

01:39exposed parts of northern Scotland. And a breezier picture for much of the UK as we

01:43end the day on Wednesday. You can see the isobars tightly packed there on the periphery

01:48of the high which is starting to slip away to the south. This low pressure controlling

01:53the weather front and the isobars at their tightest around the far north of Scotland,

01:57hence the coastal gales here. So, more of a blustery day I think to come on Thursday.

02:02Early cloud and some outbreaks of generally light rain clearing away during the morning

02:07in the south. And then brighter skies to follow for many, even some sunshine. But that breeze

02:12will push showers into the parts of Scotland, northern Ireland, north-west England and those

02:17showers falling as snow over the Scottish mountains. It's going to feel a bit colder

02:22once again as those winds come in from the north-west. But I think temperatures not far

02:27from average and a little bit above average in the south. That's all for me, but of course

02:32you can find much more by following the Met Office on social media. Bye-bye.