7 January - National weather forecast presented by Alex Deakin.
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00:00Good morning. Icy conditions again out there for some this morning. We've had a
00:04further covering of snow in places. Do hit subscribe if you haven't done
00:08already. If you're watching on YouTube the Met Office warnings of course on our
00:11app and our website and there are flood warnings still in place also. Let's take
00:16a look at what's going on with the weather. As I said we've had further snow
00:19through the night across northern Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland,
00:22Wales and southwest England. Still have wintry showers coming in here. Mix of
00:26rain, sleet and snow. Whatever flavor of shower you have could turn things icy as
00:31temperatures are at or below freezing in many locations. So a colder day to come.
00:36The showers will tend to ease a little bit across South Wales, southwest
00:40England. Some continuing over North Wales into northwest England. Chiefly of rain
00:45at low levels and along the coast but some snow possible over hills. That
00:49mixture of rain, sleet and snow showers for Northern Ireland. Mostly snow in the
00:53showers across northern Scotland where the wind continues to blow. For much of
00:57southern, southeastern Scotland. Much of eastern England, southern England. Dry,
01:01fine and sunny through the day. But it is still going to be cold. The winds though
01:05are lighter for most places compared to yesterday. So perhaps not feeling quite
01:09as cold. Three or four degrees for most. Maybe six, seven or eight across the far
01:14south. But certainly feeling cold in that wind across northern Scotland which
01:17continues to feed the wintry showers in here. So again could welter an icy
01:22overnight. Some showers continuing in Northern Ireland. Again a mix of sleet
01:26and snow likely here. So again possibly icy. The showers should fade over North
01:30Wales and northwest England. But wherever we've had showers through the day today
01:33as those temperatures tumble, as we see another hard frost, it could be icy
01:38through Tuesday night and into tomorrow morning. Notice though down to the south
01:43clouds starting to increase a little bit. That is signs of a change. Temperatures
01:48though widely minus 2, minus 3. Shelter Glen of Scotland could get down to minus
01:53double digits. Down to the southwest though things are starting to change. And
01:58this is something we need to keep a close eye on. Low pressure out in the
02:02Atlantic throwing these weather fronts northwards and bringing the milder air.
02:06But also bringing the moisture. And as the moisture hits the cold air we are
02:11going to see some snowfall. The big question mark just how far north these
02:15weather fronts get. Far from certain at this stage but it could start to move
02:21into southern parts of England. That is why we have a snow warning in place for
02:26Wednesday. But it isn't a guarantee. Far from it. This whole set of weather fronts
02:30could be a bit further north. It could be further south. In which case we'd hardly
02:34see any snow across the south. So it isn't a guarantee. It's just something
02:38we're keeping an eye on. This is for tomorrow as we see this wet weather
02:42shifting northwards. Probably along the coast it'll be rain. But we won't have to
02:46come too far inland before we start to see some snow on Wednesday. As I said
02:52uncertainty about how far north this weather system gets. So keep up to date
02:55with the forecast. For the majority Wednesdays are dry, fine and day of
03:01winter sunshine. But with lighter winds temperatures are still going to struggle.
03:053, 4 degrees. Maybe a little higher in the south. It depends if those weather
03:09systems do bring that milder air. But cold and bright for most places. Still
03:14some wintry showers across the north. Do keep up to date if you live in the south.
03:17Because as I said there could be some snow on Wednesday. But quite a bit of
03:23uncertainty at this stage. So do stay up to date with the forecast. Best way to do
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