Met Office Thursday Evening Weather Forecast 04/12/2025

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A brief lull between rain bands brings clear spells overnight, leading to frost and fog patches, especially in the southeast. Temperatures hover around zero, with freezing fog posing travel risks. Eastern Scotland stays cloudy with showers, while western areas see returning cloud. Friday starts bright for many, but heavy rain and strong winds sweep in from the west by afternoon, causing hazardous conditions. Evening brings further showers and coastal gales. Saturday remains unsettled with widespread showers, cloud, and gusty winds, feeling cool despite slightly milder temperatures. Sunday sees another band of rain, followed by showers, as low pressure dominates into next week.  This is the Met Office UK weather forecast for the evening of 04/12/2025. Bringing you today’s forecast is Aidan McGivern.

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00:00Hi there.

00:01A relatively brief interlude between rain bands and showers.

00:05That will lead to clear spells, frost and fog patches overnight.

00:10As one low clears its front north-eastwards, albeit slowly, and as the isobars attached

00:16to this low open out, we will see lighter winds and clearer skies for a time.

00:21Initially Northern Ireland and Wales, but increasingly it's the Midlands, East Anglia

00:25in the south-east overnight where we will see those long-lasting clear spells.

00:30As a result, some frost pockets and patches of fog forming by dawn, temperatures generally

00:36around zero or just below in these areas, and that freezing fog risk greatest towards the

00:44south-east of England could cause some issues on the roads first thing Friday.

00:48But towards the north-east, we've still got a weather front across eastern Scotland, bringing

00:53showery rain, a lot of cloud cover here, so mostly frost-free.

00:57And showers continuing to affect western parts of the country overnight as well, cloud returning

01:02to Northern Ireland.

01:04So again, frost-free towards the west.

01:07But chilly start to the day nevertheless for many, plenty of bright weather away from those

01:12fog patches, fog lifting by late morning.

01:15And then we keep sunny spells for much of the afternoon into the east of England, as well

01:19as parts of central and eastern Scotland.

01:20Still some showers and a blustery wind for the far north-east of Scotland.

01:24But towards the west, our next Atlantic system rushes in, bringing thickening cloud, heavy

01:30rain and strengthening wind, coastal gales by the afternoon.

01:34So Northern Ireland, Western England, Wales, again, tricky conditions on the roads, I think,

01:40Friday rush hour because of that wet and windy weather sweeping in.

01:44It turns things cloudy as well as we end the afternoon into the east.

01:48And then through the evening, that weather front works its way eastwards across the country.

01:53Soon replaced by further showers, these are big clumps of rain as well.

01:58So some longer spells of wet weather and these heavy downpours will be moving in thick and

02:04fast one after the other, accompanied by a gusty wind, coastal gales towards the far south-west.

02:10Windy as well in the far north-east, again with showers for Shetland and Orkney.

02:14So a blustery start to the weekend, generally frostery because of the cloud, the wind and

02:18the rain.

02:19And really, Saturday is a very showery day.

02:22Those showers affecting much of the country, a lot of cloud cover as well, not many breaks

02:27in the cloud.

02:29And the showers will be most frequent towards the south-west, that's where they're coming

02:32from, this south-westerly breeze.

02:35But also there will be plenty of showers in the north-east.

02:38Eastern parts, some central parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, cloudy, but fewer showers.

02:43Well, you wouldn't rule them out anywhere.

02:46And where the showers do occur, particularly towards the south-west, they're going to be

02:48heavy.

02:49They're going to be accumulating through the day, 20 millimetres or more.

02:54Feeling cool with the gusty wind, 12 Celsius or so in the south, 9 further north, but a little

02:59bit milder compared with recent days, or at least slightly higher temperatures on the thermometer

03:04compared with recent days, but not feeling particularly pleasant.

03:08Sunday, another spell of rain moves through, followed again by showers, and low pressure

03:13remains in charge early next week.

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