The afternoon is cold and dry for the majority of the UK, while in some places it may also be hazy too. The southwest of England is an exception to this pattern where rainfall is expected to fall due to the arrival of a rainband. The rainband in the southwest moves northeastwards in the evening which will bring snowfall to central and northern England and parts of Wales, with an amber weather warning in force for this. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 04/01/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Greg Dewhurst.
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00:00Hello there. A disruptive weekend to come, the risk of heavy rain, snow and ice across
00:07many parts of the country. And that's all down to this area of low pressure bumping
00:12into cold air across the country as we move through this weekend, the risk of rain, snow
00:17and ice for many of us. So, let's look at the warnings in a little bit more detail.
00:23Many parts of the U.K. seeing warnings throughout this weekend. Snow and ice covering large
00:28parts of England and Wales, also northern parts of Scotland as well as the low pressure
00:34system moves in. And then as we head through Saturday and into Sunday, we start to see
00:38significant snowfall across parts of England and Wales, perhaps up to 40 centimetres over
00:43the high ground, parts of northern England, Pennines in particular. So, it is worth staying
00:49up to date with the forecast. So, these are likely to change right through the weekend.
00:53So, keep up to date on our website, on our app for our latest warnings. And stay tuned
00:58to local travel advice as well as there will be some tricky travelling conditions right
01:03across the country. And then rain warnings coming into four parts of Wales as well as
01:07we head through into Sunday as the snow melts and we see further rain. So, for the vast
01:13majority through Saturday afternoon, it's actually a fairly dry picture, some hazy
01:17spells of sunshine, but very cold temperatures really struggling to reach much above freezing.
01:22Sleet and snow across northern parts of Scotland leading to some disruption here. Icy stretches
01:26where temperatures really struggle. But it is towards the southwest where rain starts
01:31to move in through this afternoon, bumps into the colder air. We'll see some snow across
01:35the high ground of South Wales and also the moors in the southwest. Temperatures a few
01:39degrees above freezing. Some places, particularly the glens of Scotland, will stay below freezing
01:45all day. And it's really through into the evening time as this system pushes its way
01:49north and eastwards, bumps into that colder air. We'll see significant snow developing
01:54for a time across parts of Wales, the Midlands, down into south-east England before turning
01:58back to rain as we head into the early hours. But snow still heavy and falling north Wales
02:03into northern England, southern Scotland. A mixture of rain, sleet and snow across northern
02:08Ireland too. Further north, Scotland as well. Clear skies, temperatures dropping minus seven,
02:13minus eight Celsius once again with further winchy showers moving in leading to some icy
02:18stretches. So for vast majority, it will be an icy start to Sunday morning. Temperatures
02:25really falling below freezing for many. Just some mild air creeping into the far south
02:30here where we have the rain falling. But you can see by the bright colours there, the rain
02:34will be heavy. So even some tricky travelling conditions. First thing, a rain warning coming
02:40in force here as it stays unsettled through the day. But yes, we'll continue to see snow
02:46across north Wales, northern England, southern and eastern Scotland through Sunday leading
02:51to further disruption. An amber warning still out for Sunday. Some brighter skies trying
02:56to move into northern Ireland. North-west Scotland with some wintry showers. Largely
03:00cloudy to the south-east of this weather front but exceptionally mild. The wind's coming
03:04in from the south. So here, temperatures 13, 14 Celsius. A huge contrast though into northern
03:09England with the snow temperatures barely above freezing. Another cold day for northern
03:14Ireland and Scotland as well. And then into the evening time, the rain, sleet and snow
03:19just continues to push its way eastward. So it still remains very treacherous across northern
03:25parts of England, southern and eastern Scotland in particular here. And further heavy rain
03:31across parts of central, southern England and Wales as well, which leads to some tricky
03:36travelling conditions. Icy stretches forming as temperatures quickly drop below freezing
03:41across northern Ireland and north-west Scotland as well. So there is a lot going on with the
03:46weather through this weekend. We will continue to update warnings as this system moves in
03:52and brings in the rain, sleet and snow. So it is worth staying up to date right through
03:56the weekend. See you again soon.