Wednesday morning forecast 07/12/22

07 December - National weather forecast presented by Clare Nasir.

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00:00Hello there, welcome to your weather update from the Met Office. An ice and snow warning

00:04has been issued for central and northern areas of Scotland. It kicks in at midnight into

00:09Wednesday morning. Now we're expecting above around 200 metres up to 10 centimetres of

00:15snow. Add on the strength of the wind, there could be some blowing snow around, causing

00:19problems on the roads over the higher routes. But even at lower levels, we could see over

00:23the next 12 to 24 hours around 2 to 5 centimetres of snow, so slippery surfaces. And where you

00:28do see some fleeting showers overnight tonight, the risk of ice as temperatures plummet.

00:34So that's the picture across central and northern areas of Scotland. Still some showers running

00:37down this east coast here, and they'll be frequent through Tuesday evening. A few also

00:42just clipping the north of Northern Ireland, coming down towards the Irish Sea, but the

00:47bulk of England and Wales, central and southern parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, seeing

00:51dry skies overnight. And also some clearer skies, so temperatures falling very quickly,

00:57dipping down to sub-zero generally, a widespread frost. And even where you see a little more

01:03cloud towards the southeast, in the countryside, temperatures are likely to fall close to freezing,

01:08if not below. So first thing then on Wednesday morning, watch out for icy surfaces where

01:13you've seen those showers. Also, a feed of those snow showers continues across the north

01:18of Scotland, so expect further accumulations here. And an increasing frequency of those

01:24showers also, just running down the eastern side of Scotland, the western fringe of Scotland,

01:28down towards Northern Ireland. A few just clipping the east coast of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire,

01:34as well as Norfolk and Suffolk. Generally though, many areas will yet again be dry with

01:39some sunshine, as temperatures struggle up to around 3 to 5 Celsius, perhaps a 6 or 7

01:44towards Wales, as well as the West Country. Now through Wednesday night, these showers

01:49across the west will become a bit more intensive, and with that, we're likely to see them turn

01:55wintry. Temperatures will fall yet again, so there is an ice warning from 6 o'clock

02:00in the evening across this eastern strip, from midnight across Northern Ireland and

02:05Wales for the risk of ice. And that snow and ice warning continues through into the early

02:11hours of Thursday morning across central and northern areas of Scotland. So another slippery

02:16start to the day, on Thursday we've seen those showers. Again, wintry showers, a mix

02:20of sleet, snow and even hail through the outlook. So the cold air stays across us through Thursday

02:27and into Friday. You can see these fronts floating around, increasing amounts of clouds

02:33and showers where you see them, but certainly the feed of those showers will always be across

02:37the north and the northeast. And by night, temperatures will really fall very quickly,

02:43so expect widespread and severe frosts through the next few days, the risk of ice where you've

02:48seen those showers, but always the chance of some brighter skies coming through. But

02:53temperatures will be well below average for this time of year, and that cold air and that

02:58cold weather extends into the weekend.