Early rain and snow clearing from England and Wales, with risk of disruption from snow across northern England and warnings in place. Wintry showers and icy patches for northern Scotland. Drier with clear spells elsewhere. A cold start for many but milder in the south - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the morning of 19/11/24. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello, very good morning to you. Now, some of us have woken up to quite a wintry scene
00:05with some disruptive snow in places. Not all of us, though. In some parts, it's a mild
00:10start to the day. That's because we have some mild air across southern areas. It's further
00:14north where we have cold Arctic air and it's this weather system that march through, bringing
00:18some wet but also wintry weather to some parts. That then clears away towards the east as
00:22we go through today. And as it does so, it allows that cold Arctic air to plunge southwards
00:27across the whole country. So it is going to turn very cold indeed, temperatures well
00:31below average for the time of year. And that's the theme through the rest of this week. There
00:35could be some systems coming through, potential some more organised disruptive snow at times.
00:40But I think generally it's going to be a case of wintry showers in areas exposed to that
00:44northerly wind. Just darting ahead towards the end of the week quickly and there is the
00:49potential for a deep air of low pressure to develop and push its way across the UK through
00:53this coming weekend. So that's definitely one to watch. Back to the here and now though.
00:58And yes, some disruptive snow first thing, particularly across parts of northern England,
01:01but also some wintry showers overnight, leading to some icy patches for Scotland. A lot of
01:06the rain and the sleet and snow across England clears away towards the east through this
01:10morning. And so then things are turning drier and also brighter. A good deal of sunshine
01:15for many places. But the wintry showers across parts of northern Scotland actually continue.
01:20So we could see accumulations building up a little bit and so some further disruption
01:24possible. Further towards the southwest, we do have some outbreaks of rain. Could be a
01:28little bit on the heavy side, but they'll also be fairly hit or miss. So you may actually
01:32avoid them. Now, because that Arctic air that's plunged its way southwards by the time that
01:37we get to this afternoon, temperatures actually dropping a little bit as we go through the
01:41day. It is going to feel bitterly cold. Many places only getting a little bit above freezing.
01:47And when you factor in the wind chill, it's going to feel even colder than this. For some
01:51places it's going to feel several degrees below freezing. So a bitterly cold day. You'll
01:56definitely want to wrap up warm, despite the fact that there'll be some sunshine. Not a
02:01huge amount changes as we go through the end of today. In fact, we will have some clear
02:05skies across many parts of the country, but it's in areas exposed to that northerly wind
02:10where we're going to continue to see some wintry showers, most frequent across parts
02:14of northern Scotland, but even across parts of Northern Ireland, Wales, maybe southwest
02:18England, and down the eastern side of England as well. A few showers are quite likely and
02:23they could have a wintry element to them. But like I said, with that cold Arctic air,
02:27it really is going to be cold. It's going to be another frosty night. Could be even
02:33colder than last night. Temperatures falling several degrees below freezing, a real harsh
02:37frost to add to the other wintry hazards, the ice, the snow, particularly across parts
02:42of Scotland. Across the south, it is going to be markedly colder first thing tomorrow
02:46morning than it was this morning because of that Arctic air that's pushed its way through.
02:51Otherwise, as we go through tomorrow, it is going to be, well, similar to today in many
02:56areas in as much as there'll be a lot of bright, fine, sunny weather, perhaps a little bit
02:59sunnier than today for many parts, but still continuing to see some showers coming in on
03:04that northerly wind. And so most frequent again across parts of northern Scotland, but
03:09a few showers in other places. Most areas, especially inland areas, avoiding these and
03:13just having a sunny day, a crisp winter's day almost, even though it is still autumn
03:19and still November. Temperatures suppressed well below average for the time of year. Some
03:23places again only getting a couple of degrees above freezing. So feeling chilly despite
03:28the fact that there will be a decent amount of sunshine around. Now, if you want more
03:32information about what's to come as we go through the rest of this week, then make sure
03:36you head to our YouTube channel. Aidan will be here with the deep dive later on. You'll
03:41not want to miss that. I'll see you again soon. Bye bye.