Thursday evening forecast 29/12/22

29 December - National weather forecast presented by Marco Petagna

Transcript

00:00Hello and welcome to your latest weather update from the Met Office. Over the next few days

00:04we'll see very unsettled weather conditions across the UK. Various hazards are likely

00:08to feature in the forecast, culminating in an amber rainfall warning across the south

00:12of Scotland during the day tomorrow. The reason for the very unsettled conditions is all down

00:16to a large temperature contrast north to south across the North Atlantic. That's generating

00:20a very powerful jet stream and pushing several areas of low pressure from west to east towards

00:25the UK, hence the unsettled conditions are set to continue. Looking at things in more

00:30detail as we head into the evening and into the overnight period and for a time we'll

00:34see some clear spells towards the north and east giving some icy patches, one or two wintry

00:37showers too. But notice wet and windy weather moving in from the west across many northern

00:42and western parts into the early hours. In the south east they're just holding on to

00:46the drier conditions towards the morning. You could see a touch of frost in the south

00:49but it's towards the north where we'll see the most unpleasant conditions, snow falling

00:53particularly on the hills, windy conditions here and I'd say some icy patches in places

00:57too. Rain, snow and ice warnings feature in the forecast tomorrow across the north of

01:02the UK, so an amber rainfall warning being forced across the south of Scotland until

01:06lunchtime. Elsewhere, snow and ice are likely towards the north of Scotland, heavy rain

01:10for a time across Northern Ireland and other parts of Scotland too. Generally things improve

01:14from the south west as we go into the afternoon, so some brighter skies coupled with some showers

01:18going into the afternoon, but further snow and ice continue to affect parts of Scotland

01:22into the evening. Temperatures on the face of it, not too bad in the south, up to 12

01:26or 13 degrees, struggling to get above freezing in one or two spots in the north and here

01:30with that wind feeling pretty chilly and certainly a blustery wind with gales across some exposed

01:35southern and western parts of the UK. As we go into New Year's Eve, we'll see further

01:39wet and windy weather moving in from the south west across many parts of the UK, although

01:43towards the north we hold on to some colder conditions, some brighter conditions at times

01:47coupled with scattered showers, so showers falling asleep or snow, especially on the

01:51hills. Here in the north, temperatures struggling to get above freezing, whereas down towards

01:55the south, highs of 13 or 14, so a fairly mild day, but academic given those pretty

01:59unpleasant conditions. And that's pretty much it from me, but of course you can keep tuned

02:03to the Met Office forecast by following us on social media. I'll see you soon, take care

02:07for now, bye bye.