Sunday evening forecast 05/03/23

05 March - National weather forecast presented by Greg Dewhurst.

Transcript

00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest broadcast from the Met Office. Well, it is going to

00:04turn much colder over the next few days, increasing risk of snow too. Looking at the bigger picture

00:10and northerly winds, Arctic air across the whole of the UK. However, Tuesday to Thursday,

00:16some slightly less cold air could move into the far south. Any weather systems moving

00:20in could bump up against the cold air, turn to rain and snow in places. However, there

00:24is some uncertainty surrounding this. Some models do keep the mild air just to the south

00:29of the UK and most of the weather systems moving into the near continent. So do stay

00:33tuned to the forecast over the coming days. Through Sunday evening, a lot of cloud across

00:39the UK, but into the early hours, we will see some clear spells developing, particularly

00:43across south east England. So patchy frost developing here, patchy rain moving its way

00:47southwards and overall temperatures under the cloud holding up just above freezing.

00:53But frequent snow showers moving into north east Scotland during the early hours will

00:57make for a tricky start to Monday morning. Icy stretches in places, frequent heavy snow

01:03showers reducing visibility on roads at times too. Elsewhere, a fairly cloudy start to Monday.

01:08There will be some sunny spells, but this weather system here giving some showery rain

01:12slowly pushes its way southwards through the day, turning colder from the north. We'll

01:17see temperatures really struggling four to six Celsius across the north of the UK, seven

01:22to nine Celsius generally across the south, perhaps ten towards Devon and Cornwall. But

01:27even here, temperatures slipping away later. Add on the feels like so here with the northerly

01:33wind coming down from the Arctic, it will feel bitter out there through Monday afternoon,

01:37minus five Celsius there in Aberdeen. So a few extra layers will be needed, some icy

01:42stretches right through the day. Into the evening on Monday, we're just watching this

01:47area of cloud and rain moving into parts of Wales and then into the early hours, pushing

01:51into parts of the Midlands, central southern England. It could bump up against that colder

01:55air and turn to snow. But elsewhere under clearing skies, temperatures falling well

02:00below freezing, minus five to minus ten Celsius in the glens of Scotland, for example. Frequent

02:05snow showers continuing to be blown in across northern and eastern Scotland, perhaps Northern

02:10Ireland, Northern England too. So some icy stretches to start Tuesday morning here, but

02:15a frosty icy start for many. Plenty of blue skies, some patchy rain and snow across southern

02:20England still possible. But again, stay tuned to the forecast for the details for this should

02:25move away as we move through into the afternoon on Tuesday. Plenty of sunny spells to come,

02:30still some wintry showers feeding in from the north, a cold feeling day. Met Office

02:34warnings remain in force through Tuesday as well. Temperatures below average for the beginning

02:40of March, two to six Celsius. Add on the strength of that northerly breeze, it will feel much

02:45more like freezing once more. So there's quite a bit going on with the weather over the next

02:49few days, some details still to be ironed out. So you can follow us on our social media

02:54for all the latest. I'll see you again soon.