Met Office Thursday evening weather forecast 01/01/2026

1st January - National weather forecast presented by Kat Chalk.

Transcript

00:00Hello, well it's been a cold start to the new year and we hold on to this cold theme

00:05as we go through the end of this week and into the start of the new week. So we've got

00:10low pressure situated to the east, high pressure to the west and that is what's driving this

00:14northerly flow, so really dragging in that cold and arctic air. We've got frontal systems in the

00:20flow as well, that's going to bring a focus for some rain, sleet and snow and another one

00:25on Saturday to bring a focus for some showers further inland. But back to the rest of this

00:32evening, any showers fading away inland, there'll be plenty of clear skies across northern England,

00:37but across northern Ireland we've got showery outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. This is going

00:43to push it further towards the south into Wales and into central and southern England. So there is a

00:48Met Office snow and ice warning in force, so especially as you wake up on Friday morning,

00:54there could be some icy stretches. To the north of that clear skies, a widespread frost and across

01:00Scotland that's where we still hold on to a focus for frequent heavy snow showers. So a cold night

01:08to come, temperatures really falling away, minus two, minus three degrees. So as we start Friday morning,

01:15there'll be plenty of brightness across northern parts of England, but across the south this cloud,

01:20rain, sleet and snow will continue to push its way southwards. That actually leads to a bright day for

01:27many of us through Friday afternoon. Still a focus for some showers across parts of Wales,

01:32across Northern Ireland and more so again across Scotland. So here there is an amber snow and ice

01:39warning, so a further 10 to 20 centimetres of snow is possible to low-lying routes, but 30 to 40 over the

01:46highest ground and with those strong winds, blizzardous conditions with drifting snow. So do take care if you

01:53are travelling. Otherwise for all of us it's a colder day out there, temperatures below average for the time

02:01of year zero to up to six degrees in the south. So as we go through Friday evening then further heavy snow

02:09showers persisting across much of northern parts of Scotland. A few showers across Northern Ireland into

02:16Wales in towards the southwest of England as well where you're exposed to that northerly flow, but

02:21otherwise across inland areas plenty of lengthy clear skies. So some temperatures really plummeting away

02:29once again a cold night to come with a widespread frost to start Saturday morning. But that does leave

02:37many areas with plenty of sunshine, however a focus for some showers just pushing further inland across

02:44northeastern areas. So in particular the North Yorkshire Moors that's where we could see accumulations

02:49building one to three centimetres possible, still with frequent snow showers coming in to northern

02:54parts of Scotland. But inland areas away from that wind you're actually seeing plenty of sunshine on

03:01Saturday. Still going to be feeling cold out there though, temperatures really struggling, minus one to

03:06again six degrees across the southwest. Now that is all from me for now, but make sure to hit subscribe

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