During the afternoon many parts of the UK mainland will remain dry, with Scotland, northern England and southeastern England seeing some good sunny spells while it is cloudy elsewhere. However, there will be widespread rainfall in western Wales, the southwest of England and in Northern Ireland. Daytime maximum temperatures are set to be below average for the time of year in many parts of the UK. - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 14/02/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Hello, I have a bit of good news if you're hoping for some sunshine this afternoon. Not
00:05everywhere will see it, but some of us, particularly towards the east will. Meanwhile, further
00:09west we have a weather system. It's already started to push in across parts of south-west
00:13England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is going to continue to feed north-eastwards
00:18as we go through the day. All the time we'll be bashing against some colder air across
00:22the UK. As a result, we will see some hill snow, even a bit of freezing rain at times.
00:27More of that to come as we go through tomorrow. However, through this afternoon, then yes,
00:31like I said, across many parts of Scotland, into northern England, even south-east England,
00:35which should see a bit more sunshine than we've had recently. Further west, a different
00:40story though. Cloudy, a bit wet, the rain feeding its way north-eastwards and like I
00:44said, a bit of hill snow perhaps, particularly over parts of Wales and also a little bit
00:48of freezing rain possible. But rainfall totals don't actually look particularly high away
00:53from Northern Ireland where we could have some heavier bursts for a time. Temperatures
00:57are still going to be a bit suppressed. Most places are seeing highs in the mid-single
01:01figures at best and if you are stuck under any stubborn cloud, it will feel pretty chilly
01:05indeed. Further west, we do have some milder air coming in but obviously it is going to
01:09be a bit cloudy and a bit wet as well. As we go into this evening, there will be some
01:14clear skies across parts of Scotland, north of England as well to start the night. It's
01:18turning chilly, a touch of frost first thing. Otherwise though, it clouds over and with
01:22that we're going to see outbreaks of rain feeding their way in. The rain turning heavier
01:26overnight across parts of Wales and southwest England. Across parts of Scotland and the
01:31north of England, here we are likely to see some sleet, some snow over modest higher ground
01:36and also like I mentioned at the start, the risk of some freezing rain. But because of
01:41the fact that we have the unsettled weather coming through and something a bit milder,
01:45temperatures not dropping a huge amount for most places towards the west-southwest, mid-single
01:49figures, perhaps even high single figures for some places. Meanwhile, towards the east
01:54after a chilly start to the night, it's going to stay pretty chilly as we go through the
01:58night as well. But through tomorrow then, the big talking point will be the risk of
02:03some snow accumulations but also that freezing rain, particularly over the higher ground
02:06of north England. Here we could see some icy conditions, so some treacherous driving conditions
02:11for some places. Do take care if you're heading on the roads. Across this central area of
02:16the UK, there will be plenty of wet weather around, gradually feeding its way eastwards.
02:21To the north, a few outbreaks of rain, some hill snow over the high ground of Scotland,
02:25but also perhaps some brighter breaks. And in the south-east, actually avoiding the worst
02:29of the rains, likely to stay mostly dry, just a few spots of rain pushing through at times.
02:34And in the south-west, here we're going to have some brighter conditions developing as
02:38we go through the afternoon. So a wet start to the day, but turning dry and brighter here.
02:42With that then, temperatures just about getting into double figures towards the south-west.
02:46Elsewhere, some places a little bit higher, some places a little bit lower than today,
02:49but where you have the cloud, the rain, the sleet, the snow, the freezing rain, it's going
02:53to feel pretty chilly indeed. Little change as we go through Saturday evening. So if you
02:58are heading out across this central area, it's looking pretty wet and there could even
03:03still be a bit more winteriness around in some places. Further north, apart from a few
03:07outbreaks of rain and sleet and hill snow, it's looking largely dry. And in the south,
03:11it's mostly dry, with some clear skies towards the south-west as well.
03:15Into Sunday, and it's a relatively cloudy picture for many places. There will still
03:19be some outbreaks of rain around, nothing especially heavy, but a front trying to push
03:23in from the west, bringing some outbreaks of rain across Northern Ireland in particular.
03:27Elsewhere, there'll be a bit more hit and miss. Some brighter breaks perhaps developing
03:31in a few places, but for many, it is looking largely grey. Temperatures again, well, they're
03:37near normal, well, actually a little bit below average for the time of year for some places.
03:40And all the time where you are stuck under that cloud, it is going to feel a little bit
03:44chillier still. There may be a bit more brightness perhaps than the picture behind me suggests.
03:49Now, as we go through into next week, there is more unsettled weather to come, particularly
03:54towards western parts, so you'll definitely want to stay up to date with the forecast.
03:58You can do so by making sure you follow us across our social media channels. Bye-bye.