00:00Hi there. We can expect big contrasts in the weather across the UK during the next few days, both from
00:05place to place, but also from day to day.
00:09At the moment, we've got low pressure sitting to the southwest, and that's going to throw up some wet and
00:15breezy weather over the next couple of days into southern parts.
00:18Meanwhile, colder air is trying to sink south into northern areas, and in between, we keep a stagnant air mass
00:27for a day or so with mist and murk in places.
00:32Eventually, by Thursday, the colder air winds with brighter skies for many, but certainly a marked wind chill and some
00:41wintry showers in the far north.
00:42But for the time being, well, it's still very misty and foggy in parts of east Anglia through Lincolnshire, east
00:50Midlands.
00:51That mist and murk slow to clear as areas of cloud move up from the south.
00:56And we've got this heavier and more persistent rain affecting parts of Wales, southern counties of England.
01:04That rain will be accompanied by a breeze from the east, so although there's warm air higher above the surface
01:10for many parts of the south,
01:12it's not going to be reflected in the temperatures.
01:14That easterly undercut is going to make it feel cold in the south.
01:18One exception, the far southwest of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, where it will be relatively mild, albeit with
01:24some heavy showers at times.
01:26Now, further north, away from these misty parts of central UK, we've got some cloud for northern England, southern Scotland,
01:33but increasingly bright skies and a chilly feel, I think, for parts of central and southern Scotland after any early
01:39mist patches.
01:41Clear showers moving into the far north, and you can see that northerly wind picking up strength through the day.
01:47That's going to send further showers into northern Scotland through the night,
01:51but clear skies prevail through central and southern Scotland, northern Ireland, northern England,
01:55and it's in the northern half of the UK, where, under those clear skies, it will be widely a chilly
02:01night.
02:02Temperatures in main urban areas, low single figures, in sheltered parts, down to minus 6 Celsius,
02:07and some dense freezing fog patches forming, especially through the central belt, by dawn.
02:12A stark contrast further south, Wales, southern England, into parts of the Midlands, we've got these areas of rain,
02:19heavy at times, especially around the coast of southwest England,
02:22where sea surface temperatures are high enough to keep some heavy showers going.
02:26And for the likes of south Devon, it could get as much as 50 millimetres of rainfall over the next
02:3124 hours or so,
02:32but of course, that is much-needed rainfall, it shouldn't cause too many issues.
02:37Now, it's a damp and dreary start, but a relatively mild one in the south.
02:42A cold one, but a brighter start for northern parts of the UK.
02:46Some freezing fog patches lasting well into the morning across central Scotland.
02:51Eventually, they'll clear to sunny skies, and you can see actually a good deal of sunshine for northern Ireland,
02:56much of Scotland, northern England, and eventually north Wales and the Midlands.
03:00The area of cloud and outbreaks of rain in the south starts to fizzle away.
03:06It stays gloomy, though, in the far south with some hill fog, especially during the morning.
03:11In the far north, meanwhile, showers increasingly picking up pace,
03:16and accompanied by colder air, we'll see some snow falling over the hills of northern Scotland.
03:22Overnight, Wednesday night into Thursday, even colder air digs south across northern Scotland,
03:27and we could even see some sleety showers down to sea level, as well as some hail,
03:32certainly some snow over the hills, accumulating over the hills, it has to be said, above 200 to 300 metres.
03:37That's on Wednesday night, and a widespread frost for the northern two-thirds of the UK,
03:43with that colder air sinking south, but we keep enough cloud in the far south to keep frost at bay.
03:49Some bright spells in the south, but some patchy rain at first on Thursday.
03:53That clears away eventually, and then you can see a marked difference for much of the south,
03:59compared with the preceding two days.
04:01Brighter skies, dry, but with this keen northerly wind making it feel cold.
04:07So wind chill, the main theme on Thursday, and we will still see some wintry showers across northern Scotland.
04:13We're talking about snow above 200 to 300 metres, some sleetiness or hail down to lower levels as well.
04:19So, yeah, a big contrast as we end the week, and that's reflected by the temperatures.
04:23Seven Celsius on the thermometers, feeling more like the low single figures,
04:28perhaps for Shetland, feeling more like zero Celsius in that strong northerly wind.
04:33And it will be very strong in the far north, with gales at times through Wednesday night into the start
04:37of Thursday.
04:38So lots going on.
04:39You'll want to stay across all the latest updates that we have on our YouTube channel,
04:42including the deep dive, of course, this Tuesday afternoon, presented by Honour.
