Unsettled conditions in Scotland today, with some persistent and strong winds across the country down to Northern Ireland and northern England. The persistent rain will turn showery through the day across much of Scotland apart from the far north. Cloudier and drier down south, with rain affecting North Wales and northern England in the evening. Mild in the south, becoming quite chilly in the far north. There is an amber rain warning in effect for central Scotland. This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the eveningof 31/12/2024. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Clare Nasir.
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00:00Hello there and a very good morning to you. It's the final day of 2024 and no
00:05surprises, low pressure in charge with a number of weather warnings in force. We
00:10have rain turning to snow across Scotland pushing ever northwards.
00:13Blizzard conditions likely as the winds pick up across the far north. An amber
00:17warning for rain, more about that in a moment across the northeast of Scotland
00:21and it's windy across Northern Ireland, central and southern parts of Scotland
00:25also down towards the northeast. As we head through today we'll see a rain
00:29warning kick in across the western side of Wales as well as the northwest of
00:34England. Some high rainfall totals here. The air then turns colder from the north.
00:37Snow and ice associated with some wintry showers and towards the south. Yes a
00:42windy start to 2025 with some strong gusts as the air streams southwards and
00:48turns colder. Let's pick up on that amber warning. So it's an amber warning for
00:53rain. Already we've seen around 60, 70, 80 millimetres of rain. More rain likely
00:58today and that could cause some property flooding as we see any snow turn back to
01:04rain later as well. So here's your warning anywhere from Inverness towards
01:08Fort William, also extending towards Carbridge and Aviemore. Now as we head
01:13through this morning you can see where the heaviest most persistent rain is
01:16Scotland with those strong winds. Showery across mainland Scotland and the rain
01:20extends from southern Scotland, northern England. It's clearing Northern Ireland
01:24but it continues to bump in and out of the province with some showers towards
01:28the north. To the south this morning it's a cloudy start. It's also a breezy
01:32one. Windy in the north and very windy across the far north of Scotland. So
01:37backtrack to 6 a.m. you can see where the rain was. Wet and windy for Northern
01:41Ireland, Scotland and Northern England. Heading south we can see it's pushing
01:45ever southwards towards Yorkshire and then Lancashire, the far north of Wales,
01:49Lincolnshire eventually as we head through into the afternoon. Turning
01:53showery across much of Scotland but we hang on to that persistent rain across
01:57the far north of Scotland with those strong winds and rain and snow for
02:01Shetland. This rain then stores across much of Wales as well as Northern
02:05England hence the reason why that rain warning kicks in later on through this
02:09evening and overnight. So it's a windy day, it's very windy in the north and
02:13that rain also causing problems with the risk of flooding particularly across the
02:17north east of Scotland. But that rain warning expires at 5 p.m. today. Now if
02:24you are stepping out through New Year's Eve, some dry weather in the south but
02:27it is windy. That rain will continue across Yorkshire down towards northern
02:32parts of Wales, Cheshire and then the far north Midlands. This rain here it's
02:38showery and it's turning to snow across the far north as the rain continues and
02:42becomes really quite heavy in places across Wales, northwest England but
02:46extends towards Lincolnshire, the Midlands down towards the West Country
02:49into New Year's Day. So a wet and windy start to the day across central and
02:53southern parts of England and Wales and gusty winds with that strong and gusty
02:57winds particularly along the coast and associated with the back edge of this
03:00front. Elsewhere yes snow showers continue to stream in and the air turns
03:04colder from New Year's Day and into Thursday. Thursday the 2nd of January as
03:10well as the 3rd. Still strong winds for a time and again some snow showers,
03:14sub-zero temperatures by night so it's going to feel very cold with the risk of
03:18frost as well as ice. So this is how we see the beginning of 2025. It's time to
03:23wrap up warm but before that take care. Remember there's strong winds out there
03:27also the risk of that snow as well as rain, the risk of flooding. Here's your
03:31outlook through Thursday. You'll see some sunshine as well as one or two
03:35wintry showers. I'll see you later.