00:00Hello there, good morning to you on this bitterly cold Wednesday morning.
00:05Temperatures plummeted overnight, the risk of ice this morning. A snow and ice
00:09warning extends from northern Scotland, western Scotland down towards Northern
00:12Ireland. This feature here, we've been keeping an eye on it. It's an area of
00:16cloud and rain, some stronger winds as it bumps into the cold air. There is a risk
00:21of some snow through today, particularly for southern counties. A mix of rain and
00:26snow along the coastline. The distribution is slightly, somewhat
00:29uncertain, but certainly there could be some winteriness about as we head
00:32through the day. Winds are light inland and in fact overnight we have seen some
00:37freezing fog patches along with that ice, the frost and also these wintry showers.
00:41A cold biting wind towards the north-northeast, the western side of
00:46Scotland delivering those showers towards Northern Ireland. You can see
00:49there are some freezing fog patches around, some clearer skies across the
00:52central, about northern and eastern England, but towards the west as well as
00:56central parts of England and Wales, more in the way of clouds. And notice rain
00:59approaching the west country, so Cornwall, southern parts of Devon. And even
01:04through the first part of the morning on its northern edge, you can see there is a
01:07mix of rain and snow here, particularly over the moors, but even at lower levels
01:12the air is that cold. And it's going to skirt the south coast this feature, but
01:17as it moves northward just slightly, it will turn to snow. So the risk of snow
01:21through the day across southern counties. More clouds across the
01:25Midlands as well as southern parts of Wales. Further north you can see these
01:29showers running in. Wintry showers, further accumulations across the
01:33northwest Highlands and then further south a mix of rain and snow in terms of
01:38showers across Northern Ireland, particularly the far north there. Many
01:41areas having a dry day away from the far south and then the periphery of
01:45Scotland down towards Northern Ireland and there will be some sunshine around.
01:48But watch out for this feature towards the south, could cause some problems on
01:51the roads through rush hour this evening. Temperatures struggling where
01:55you see lying snow struggling to get above freezing. It's going to be a
01:59bitterly cold day with icy surfaces. So that frost returns with a vengeance
02:04further south as we head through the evening. This rain and snow retreats,
02:08which is good news, through evening and overnight and we see starry skies. Now
02:13yet again those wintry showers will continue to affect windward facing coasts.
02:18But look at this, temperatures are going to be lower than the last few nights.
02:21So a widespread and severe frost into Thursday morning across the snowfields
02:26of the north where the winds are light and you see clearer skies. We could see
02:30temperatures down as low as minus 12 to minus 14 degrees Celsius. So it's bitter
02:35outside as we approach Thursday morning and yet still across the far southeast
02:40through the early hours that mix of rain and snow continues with the risk of ice
02:44as well as it retreats. So a cold start to the day, a very cold start on
02:48Thursday. Clearer skies, some freezing fog patches where the winds have been
02:52light and yet again we'll see those showers continuing along coastlines and
02:57pushing in across Wales, Irish Sea coast there. Now on Friday, after a
03:02widespread and severe frost, we'll see brighter skies across the north and
03:06northeast. Temperatures struggling towards the west. The cloud will thicken.
03:10There is a chance any rain which is associated with that cloud could turn to
03:14snow yet again. We'll keep you posted on all our social media channels for
03:18today though. Stay warm, stay safe and I'll see you again soon.
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