Monday evening forecast 19/12/22

19 December - National weather forecast presented by Greg Dewhurst.

Transcript

00:00Hello there. Welcome to the latest broadcast from the Met Office. A big change in the weather

00:04over the last 24 hours or so. Wet, windy, mild weather has returned for many after what

00:10has been a good few weeks of very cold weather. Through the rest of the week and into the

00:14Christmas period though, it does look like it might turn a little bit colder again across

00:17the north of the UK. A bit of uncertainty of where this boundary may lie between milder

00:22air to the south, colder air to the north. So, stay tuned to the forecast over the coming

00:27days.

00:28So, through the rest of Monday evening, bands of heavy rain continue to push across parts

00:31of England and Wales. A Met Office warning in place until six o'clock in the morning

00:36on Tuesday. Clearer skies do follow during the early hours across the north and the west

00:41and under these clearer skies, temperatures do dip away. Single figures down to around

00:45three or four Celsius, perhaps a touch of frost in any sheltered spots. But blustery

00:50showers from the word go continue across the far north-west of Scotland. Also, a wet start

00:55across south-east England. Overnight rain generally clearing by mid-morning. Brighter

01:00skies following, so overall Tuesday a brighter day than Monday. Sunny spells and scattered

01:05showers. Showers most frequent across the north-west of the UK, north-west Scotland

01:09into Northern Ireland. Some frequent showers here, heavy at times, accompanied by blustery

01:14winds. The wind cells were lighter compared to Monday. Temperatures just coming down a

01:18notch though. We saw highs of around 16 degrees across parts of Wales on Monday, more like

01:2310 or 11 as a high. Still a little bit above average for the time of year. Single figures

01:28across Northern Ireland and much of Scotland. Through Tuesday evening, dry initially. However,

01:35we will look towards the Atlantic for more weather systems moving in. Outbreaks of heavy

01:38rain moving into Wales, Northern England, south-west England too. This pushing its way

01:43slowly eastwards into the early hours of Wednesday morning. Showers continuing across Northern

01:48Ireland and Scotland. Frequent and heavy and blustery winds too. This will stop temperatures

01:53from dropping too low. Most places staying above freezing under any prolonged clear spells.

01:58We could see a touch of frost but most places frost free to start Wednesday. And that's

02:03due to the cloud and the rain. This pushes its way slowly eastwards through Wednesday

02:07morning. Sunshine following but also a scattering of showers. Again, showers most frequent and

02:12heavy across parts of Northern Ireland up into Scotland. The odd rumble of thunder is

02:16possible. And in between the sunny spells, well it should lift temperatures in the south

02:21to around 10, 11 or 12 Celsius. But for many, generally between 7 and 9 Celsius. So in the

02:26breeze feeling a little chilly. And that chilly theme will continue as we head towards the

02:31Christmas weekend. So quite a bit of detail still to be ironed out. But if you'd like

02:35more information on that and the weather where you are over the next few days, you can follow

02:39us on our social media channels. I'll see you again soon.