Sunday evening forecast 12/03/23

12 March - National weather forecast presented by Craig Snell

Transcript

00:00Hello there. Welcome to your weather update from the Met Office. Well, as we go through

00:03the new working week, it's certainly going to be unsettled across the country. Initially,

00:08we will get off on a fairly mild start, but cold air will quickly move in as we go through

00:12Monday and Tuesday. But then as we head towards the second half of the week, mild air then

00:16is returning from the southwest. As it bumps up into that colder air, we still will see

00:20the risk of some further snow. But I think by Friday, the majority of the UK should be

00:25into the milder air. But with low pressure always still close by, it's going to be a

00:29fairly changeable week with some further rain at times. Back to Sunday evening and

00:34we've got this band of rain working its way northwards. As it begins to bump up into that

00:38cold air across the very far north of Scotland, we will see some sleet and snow, especially

00:42across the high ground. To the south of it though, a mild night to come, but quite blustery,

00:46especially across southern counties of England. Could see some coastal gales here come the

00:50end of the night. But note the temperatures, 10 to 11 degrees as our lows across some towns

00:55and cities across the south. Could just see a touch of frost across the very far north

00:59of Scotland. And where this happens, we could also see a few icy stretches. And in fact,

01:03as we go through Monday, that cold air will begin to seep its way southwards across Scotland.

01:07So the rain quickly turned into sleet and snow across many parts of Scotland, chiefly

01:12really across the high ground, but at times lower levels too. So a warning is in force

01:16for much of the day across Scotland. So expect some disruption here. Elsewhere, hanging on

01:22to the milder air for one more day, but quite blustery still. So the temperatures tempered

01:27somewhat by this, but could see highs of 14 or 15 degrees. And generally, rain mainly

01:32focused across southwest England, Wales and northern England, with outbreaks of rain also

01:37at times across Northern Ireland. Into the evening, the cold air then simps its way southwards.

01:42So could see some sleet and snow across Northern Ireland, Northern England and eventually into

01:46Wales and the Midlands too. So could see a cover in the snow come Tuesday morning here.

01:52So expect maybe some disruption courtesy of the snow and also turning very cold. So widespread

01:57frost with some icy stretches also possible. So we have a tricky commute on Tuesday morning

02:02across northern and central parts. To the south of it, just hanging on to the overnight

02:06cloud until after dawn really in the southeast. But then really Tuesday is a day of sunny

02:12swells and a scattering of wintry showers. Showers mainly focused across more northern

02:16parts of the country, with probably the southwest staying on to the driest of the weather. But

02:22for many of us, we will see some sunshine. But despite the sunshine, temperatures are

02:25really going to struggle. On the thermometer, at best about 8 to 9 degrees in the south.

02:31But factoring the strength of the wind, it's certainly going to be feeling a good deal

02:33colder than that. And in fact, across the north, probably feeling sub zero. And then

02:39into Wednesday, the mild air then starts to return across the south. So expect some rather

02:44cloudy skies and some outbreaks of rain across many southern districts. But note the temperatures

02:48are beginning to climb here. Towards the north, still hanging on to the colder air.

02:52So where the rain does bump up into that cold air, we will continue to see the risk of some

02:56sleet and snow. But as we go through the course of the week, that milder air will eventually

03:00win the battle. You can find out more about the weather for the week ahead on our social

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03:10on our website. But that's all from me for now. Take care and I'll see you again soon.