Met Office Saturday afternoon weather forecast 28/12/2024

28 December -  National weather forecast presented by Craig Snell

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00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest weather update from The Met. As we go through the

00:04next few days, a change is in store. We finally say goodbye to the mist and murk as the area

00:10of high pressure moves away. That gets replaced by areas of low pressure as we move towards

00:15the New Year period. Some of these areas of low pressure will be fairly deep, so we could

00:19see some wet and very windy weather from time to time. So, we are keeping a very close eye

00:24on the New Year period and keep you up to date as we go through the next few days.

00:29Back to the here and now, we are still maintaining the murky skies across many parts of England

00:34and Wales, some mist and fog around, so some fairly poor travelling conditions in places.

00:39The cloud may well break to the east of high ground from time to time, allowing some brief

00:43glimmers of sunshine, but a fairly overcast afternoon for many parts of England and Wales.

00:48So, the north Scotland, Northern Ireland, we are seeing this weak cold front move through,

00:53so some bits and pieces of rain and then to the north of that, some clearer skies moving

00:58in, so some late sunshine for parts of Scotland, but also the risk of a few showers. Under

01:04the cloud, a rather cold feeling day, temperatures really struggling, potentially only up to

01:074 to 6 degrees in a few spots, but where we do see some bright skies across the north,

01:12we could see highs reaching 10 or 11 degrees. Into the evening, this cold front continues

01:19to sink its way a little bit further southward, so it will start to improve visibility across

01:24parts of northern England and north Wales, but to the south of it, another murky night

01:28to come, so again, if you've got any travelling plans as we go through the next 24 hours,

01:33do allow some extra time for your journeys. And then to the north of it, another band

01:37of rain then begins to move in across parts of Scotland, accompanied by a strengthening

01:42wind here too. But for all of us, not a cold night by any means, temperatures not much

01:47lower than around 3 to 5 degrees. So, we do start Sunday off on another murky note across

01:53many parts of England and Wales, but I'm hopeful as the day goes on, brighter skies developing

01:58across many parts, but especially so for parts of Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia. It

02:03may well take its time across the very far south-eastern corner, but even here, I think

02:08come the afternoon, it should be feeling much brighter. For other overcasts, come the afternoon

02:13for Northern Ireland and Northern England, and that's ahead of this band of rain, which

02:17will really park itself up across parts of Scotland. Some colder air starting to tap

02:22in here too, so that may well start to turn to snow across the higher ground here. But

02:27for most of us, with a little bit more brightness around, feeling less cold, could see highs

02:31reaching 10 to 12 degrees in a few spots. And then looking ahead towards the New Year

02:37period, unfortunately it looks like it's going to be an unsettled start to 2025, areas of

02:42low pressure moving in. Some of these could potentially bring some wet and very windy

02:46weather from time to time, so we are keeping a close eye on things. And with colder air

02:50also close by, we could see the risk of some snow, especially across the north. So, if

02:55you do have any travel plans over the New Year period, stay up to date with the latest

02:59warnings on our website. You can also check out your local forecast there too. But from

03:04me for now, take care and I'll see you again soon.