Dry and bright initially for many northern and eastern areas, with wintry showers affecting northern Scotland. Cloud and rain spreading northeastwards across Northern Ireland, Wales and southern and western areas of England, turning to snow across the hills of Northern Ireland. Cold in the north and east but milder towards the southwest - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 18/11/24. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello, very good day to you. You may have heard that there is some disruptive snow in
00:04the forecast. Yes, we do have some of that to come as we go through tonight and into
00:08tomorrow because there is cold Arctic air across many parts of the UK at the moment
00:14and there's a weather system that's going to bash into that cold air, bringing some
00:18disruptive snow. But worth bearing in mind, actually, at the moment, there's something
00:21a bit milder towards the southwest with temperatures a little bit above average. But it's as this
00:26frontal system pushes across into that cold air, we will see some hazards in the form
00:30of wintryness that then clears away. And then as we go towards the middle part of the week,
00:34much of the UK will be under that cold Arctic air. So a real chilly feel to things for many
00:39of us temperatures well below average for the time of year. Back to the here and now,
00:44though, and actually, as we go through this afternoon across many northern and eastern
00:47parts, a good deal of dry, sunny weather to be had across the far north of Scotland, some
00:51wintry showers, some sleet or snow showers pushing that way in towards the south and
00:55west. A cloudier story and a wetter story. Most of the wet weather, though, will just
00:59be rain for the time being, though some sleet or snow perhaps over the higher ground of
01:03Northern Ireland as we go towards the end of the afternoon. A real contrast in temperatures
01:08as we go through today towards the north and perhaps the northeast. Temperatures really
01:12suppressed low single figures only just above just about getting above freezing for some
01:18places here towards the southwest, though, like I said, it's fairly mild for the time
01:22of year. Highs around 13 or 14 Celsius. So feeling pretty mild despite the fact that
01:28there will be some cloudy wet weather around as we go through this evening and overnight.
01:32And it's now that we start to see the disruptive snow developing across Northern Ireland, but
01:36particularly northern England. We are likely to see some fairly significant snow. We could
01:41see perhaps up to 20 centimetres above two to 300 metres, even perhaps to some lower
01:46levels. We could see a few centimetres of snow accumulating as we go through the night.
01:51And so that is likely to cause some problems, particularly on the roads if you're heading
01:54out early through tomorrow morning. Also, some wintry showers continuing across parts
01:59of northern Scotland, so further disruption likely here. In between these two zones across
02:04other parts of Scotland, we have some clear skies, harsh frost quite likely. Temperatures
02:09last night did drop to the lowest that we've seen so far this season. In fact, the lowest
02:13since last winter. And it's possible it could be even colder tonight, perhaps minus eight,
02:18maybe a little bit colder than that. It's a very harsh frost for some. Different story
02:22though towards the south, much milder here, some places perhaps staying in double figures.
02:27As we go through tomorrow, then a cold wintry start for some of us, milder, cloudier, wetter
02:33towards the south. But a lot of that wet and wintry weather does actually then clear away
02:37towards the east. And so things will turn dry and perhaps brighter for many of us. That
02:42being said, still quite a few showers coming in across northern parts of Scotland, and
02:46there will be some outbreaks of rain towards the southwest of the UK as well. But many
02:51places, yes, turning dry and there will be some sunshine around. Despite that, though,
02:56there is going to be a real chilly feel to things, although it may be a bit mild to start
03:01in the south. Temperatures actually dropping as we go through the day, and so for many
03:05temperatures are going to be several degrees below average for the time of year. And with
03:09some brisk winds coming in from the north, worth bearing in mind that the feels like
03:13temperatures are going to be several degrees lower. For some places, it is going to feel
03:18several degrees below freezing. So a real raw day. You'll definitely want to wrap up
03:23if you are heading out for any long periods of time. Looking further ahead and the cold
03:28theme continues. And with that and the flow coming from the north, some further wintry
03:32showers are quite likely some further sleet or snow in places exposed to that northerly
03:36wind. There is also the potential for some more organised rain, sleet and snow to push
03:41through, possibly affecting parts of the southwest as we go through later Thursday
03:45and into Friday. And then by the time we get to the weekend, watch out as we could have
03:49a deep area of low pressure, which could bring some very unsettled weather for a time. But
03:54if you want more information about what we can expect through the rest of this week,
03:58do look out for our week ahead forecast with Alex Deakin, which will be available on both
04:02our YouTube channel and also our app later on this afternoon. I'll see you again soon.
04:06Bye bye.