00:00Good evening. There's going to be quite a marked drop in our temperatures through the next few days,
00:05with cold air coming down from the north behind a cold front, which is currently pushing its way southwards.
00:10Now, this isn't going to bring a huge amount of rain for many of us, but what it will do
00:14is drag this colder air behind it,
00:17which is why temperatures are going to be dropping a real chilly feel to things for sure.
00:22Looking at the details, though, for the rest of Wednesday, and it's a fine end to the day for many
00:26places,
00:27but showers coming down from the north, so some showers for eastern coastal parts of England, a few for Northern
00:32Ireland.
00:33More showers, though, across northern and later central parts of Scotland, and here they will be a bit of a
00:38wintry mix,
00:38so some rain, some sleet, some snow over modest higher ground, even a bit of hail as well.
00:43Where we get those showers and temperatures dropping close to or below freezing, watch out for some icy patches.
00:48It is going to be another cold, chilly night for most of us because, well, with some clear skies and
00:54that cold air coming through,
00:56we're going to see temperatures in the more built-up areas just about staying above freezing generally,
01:01but more rural areas, especially around southern Scotland, northern England, dropping a fair few degrees below,
01:06minus four, minus five, maybe even a few degrees lower than that.
01:10So a bit of a crisp start for many of us first thing on Thursday morning, but quite a bright
01:15one.
01:16Lots of sunshine around. There'll be lots of sunshine through much of the day.
01:19Still those showers coming down from the north, so most frequent across parts of Scotland still hear a wintry mix,
01:25but also a few showers for northern Ireland and some for those eastern coastal parts as well.
01:30Otherwise, yes, lots of sunshine, but don't be fooled. It is going to feel quite chilly.
01:34Temperatures down a few degrees compared to today and down a few degrees compared to average.
01:39And with that brisk northerly wind, it's going to feel even chillier than these temperatures may suggest.
01:44Now, as we go through later in the week, we do have high pressure building in.
01:48So that's going to change our wind direction a little bit.
01:51It's coming around more to a westerly than a northerly later on as we head towards Friday.
01:56But we still have that cold air trapped within this high pressure, so the chilly feel continues.
02:02Just exactly where we're going to see the showers. That will adjust ever so slightly.
02:06Nonetheless, through the end of Thursday, we still have a northerly flow for a little while yet.
02:09So still showers in similar places and still a bit of a wintry mix over parts of Scotland.
02:14Most areas, though, again, another dry night and that cold air will have plunged its way southwards.
02:20And so it's going to be even colder on Friday morning than it will be through this coming night
02:25and a more widespread frost across England and Wales in particular and still some frost for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
02:31And again, where we see any showers pushing through and then temperatures leading to frozen surfaces,
02:37we do need to watch out for some icy patches as well and also the potential for some fog and
02:42freezing fog here and there.
02:44So after a frosty but largely bright start to the day on Friday, as I mentioned, we see the wind
02:48direction changing a little bit.
02:50So the showers which have been coming down from the north are more coming in from the west.
02:55So western parts of Scotland seeing some showers, northern and western parts of Northern Ireland.
02:59Fewer showers down the eastern side of England, but some showers pushing into western parts of England and Wales instead.
03:06Elsewhere, central eastern parts having another dry, bright day.
03:09Still a chilly one for sure, with temperatures similar to Thursday, maybe a degree down for some.
03:15But the winds will be a little bit lighter for many of us.
03:18It's a brisk westerly wind across some parts of Scotland, but for most it will be a little bit lighter.
03:22And that's a slightly less raw direction that we'll be getting the winds from by then.
03:29Now, as we head into the weekend, it's staying largely fine for a little while yet, but there's more changeable
03:34weather to come next week.
03:35But in the meantime, if you do take any pictures of the frost, why don't you send them to us
03:39at weatherpix.metoffice.gov.uk
03:41and we'll share some across our content.
03:43Bye-bye.
