Sunday afternoon 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 looks like we'll

00:04see an increasing risk of snow over the next few days, particularly across northern parts

00:08of the U.K., and that's courtesy of Arctic airs diving south across the U.K. as we move

00:14through the beginning of next week. However, just across southern areas, mild Atlantic

00:18air may start to move back in Tuesday and into Wednesday. This rain, if it bumps against

00:23the colder air, could turn to snow in places. But details at this stage are a little uncertain,

00:28so do stay tuned to the forecast over the coming days.

00:31Through the rest of Sunday, though, a lot of cloud across the U.K., the risk of a few

00:35light showers, perhaps wintry over the highest ground, but lots of places staying dry. The

00:40lucky few might just see a few glimmers of sunshine, say, across eastern parts of England,

00:45and the increasing chance of snow showers over the highest ground across Scotland. In

00:49terms of temperatures, generally around average, 7 to 9 Celsius across the board, but just

00:54feeling chilly with that thick cloud across the U.K.

00:58Into the evening time, we'll see an increasing chance of snow across parts of Scotland, Aberdeenshire

01:03in particular, up into Shetland with a strengthening wind here. Wintry showers then become more

01:08widespread into the early hours, some snow and ice forming as we move towards Monday

01:13morning, some treacherous conditions developing. A Met Office warning in force right through

01:17over the next few days across northern and eastern Scotland in particular, 2 to 5 centimetres

01:22by Monday morning is possible. Elsewhere, generally quite a cloudy night. Any clear

01:27spells, temperatures will dip away to near freezing, so one or two icy stretches developing.

01:32But overall, quite a cold start and a cloudy start to Monday morning. This weather system

01:38here giving some showery rain will push southwards, but the significant thing about this is it

01:44will introduce much colder air from the north as the day goes on. So, temperatures actually

01:48sliding away from the north as we move through into the afternoon. Frequent snow showers

01:54moving in across northern and eastern Scotland. Again, 2 to 5 centimetres to lower levels,

01:58up to 10 centimetres over the higher ground. So, some tricky driving conditions, travelling

02:03conditions out there, icy stretches for many. But sunny spells further south, cloudier conditions

02:09across parts of Wales into the Midlands, a few light showers for southern England too.

02:13And here, we're just holding on to the mild air, temperatures 9 or 10 Celsius, but turning

02:18colder further north, struggling to get much above freezing where it snows across parts

02:22of Scotland. Into the evening time, further snow showers across Scotland, further accumulations,

02:28ice continues to be a risk. Temperatures starting to fall quickly across parts of northern England,

02:33northern Ireland and Scotland, falling below freezing here. England and Wales holding on

02:37to the cloud into the evening, perhaps the risk of some rain and patchy snow as we move

02:42overnight into Tuesday morning. So, lots going on over the next few days with lots of details

02:48still to be ironed out. So, it is worth staying up to date with our forecast via our app and

02:52our social media channels. I'll see you again soon.