Sunday morning begins with snowfall in northern England and southern Scotland, while in central England Wales there is persistent rainfall. Elsewhere there are less frequent spells of rain in southern England and Northern Ireland while central and northern Scotland are mostly dry. An amber warning is in force for the snowfall. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the morning of 05/01/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Greg Dewhurst.
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00:00Hello, there. Good morning. Welcome to your latest Met Obvious forecast. It's an unsettled
00:05start to the second half of the weekend, low pressure dominating and bumping into cold
00:10air. So, we've seen heavy snow overnight across central and northern parts of the U.K., in
00:14particular, icy stretches. This low pressure system slowly moving away into the beginning
00:19of next week. But cold air remains in place with further wintry showers and icy stretches
00:24across the country. An unsettled start, outbreaks of heavy snow, particularly across northern
00:29England, some disruption likely. So, do take care if you are heading out. Some freezing
00:33rain still possible across parts of Wales as well and further north icy stretches to
00:40start the day. And little changes through the day. We see further outbreaks of rain,
00:44sleet and snow for parts of southern and eastern Scotland, northern England down into Wales
00:49as we head through the day. Something a little drier and brighter to the south of this weather
00:54front, but breezy with some heavy showers moving in. Trying to turn a little brighter
00:58this afternoon as well across the far northwest of Northern Ireland into the Highlands with
01:03some wintry showers, icy stretches remaining here as well. And temperatures barely above
01:09freezing across the northern half of the U.K., really struggling particularly across northern
01:13England, southern Scotland under the heavy snow, but milder across central southern parts
01:18of England and Wales. Here, southerly winds allowing temperatures to rise around 13 or
01:2314 Celsius. But the risk of flooding as snow melts and heavy rain continues to move in,
01:28particularly across parts of Wales. And this band of rain pushes its way eastwards as we
01:32head through this evening into the early hours. Colder air digging south though, so the back
01:37edge of this rain may start to turn to snow over the higher ground once more. Elsewhere,
01:41icy stretches reforming, still the risk of wintry showers, particularly across the north
01:46of the U.K. and temperatures low single figures below freezing in the countryside, particularly
01:51across Scotland, minus 5 or 6 to start Monday morning. Icy stretches, this weather system
01:57in the southeast just pulling away slowly through the morning into the afternoon, the
02:01risk of some snow for a short time over the higher ground and then a brighter day for
02:05many sunny spells and wintry showers. Showers most frequent and heaviest across northern
02:11parts of Scotland, some icy stretches remaining and then temperatures falling away quite quickly
02:16once more as we head into the evening time. Maximum temperatures generally for many 4
02:22to 8 Celsius, so feeling colder again across southern counties after a mild day ahead today.
02:28So there is a lot still going on with our weather at the moment, particularly with heavy
02:32snow across northern England. Do stay tuned as we move through the day with the latest
02:37updates. See you again soon.