Heavy snowfall for northern England
During the evening and overnight period a low pressure system moves northeastwards and further inland above the UK, bringing rain and sleet in the south of England and Wales but heavy snowfall for northern and central England.
During the evening and overnight period a low pressure system moves northeastwards and further inland above the UK, bringing rain and sleet in the south of England and Wales but heavy snowfall for northern and central England.
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00:00Hello, there. Welcome to your latest MetOvis forecast. It remains very unsettled through
00:06tonight into Sunday across the U.K. as low pressure dominates this area, bumping into
00:11cold air, which is in place across the U.K., turning to snow, particularly across parts
00:15of Wales, Northern England, and then pulls away and allows colder air to sink back south
00:19again with wintry showers as we head into Monday. So, an unsettled picture as we head
00:25through a Saturday evening. MetOvis warnings out for much of the country. Snow and ice
00:30across parts of Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia, up into Northern England, particularly
00:33Northern England could be disruptive as we head through this evening and overnight. Expect
00:38some travel disruption as well as the risk of power outages as well, especially as we
00:43head into Sunday morning. Amber warnings in force here. Up to 40 centimetres of snow possible
00:49across some higher ground. Even to lower levels, we could see 5 to 10 centimetres locally a
00:54bit more, but there will be some areas that will see rain and rain is the main feature
01:00as we head into the early hours across parts of Wales and southern parts of England. Any
01:04snow that fell during the day here will begin to melt as well. We could see the risk of
01:09some flooding. Wintry mix across Northern Ireland and southern Scotland, while as much
01:14of central northern parts of Scotland, cold and icy here. Some wintry showers in the far
01:19north. Temperatures falling below freezing. Minus 6 to minus 8 across the glen of Scotland
01:24once more for many. Temperatures around freezing. Just something a little less cold across the
01:30far south and southwest. So, a very unsettled start to Sunday. Disruptive snow as I mentioned
01:36across southern Scotland, northern England in particular. This continues through the
01:40day. So, do stay tuned to the MetOvis warnings and forecast as the situation adapts and changes
01:47throughout. Further rain, which will be heavy across Wales, but a little drier across parts
01:52of the Midlands, central southern England with some showers here. Quite brisk winds
01:58developing. A mixture of rain, sleet and snow for parts of Northern Ireland initially, but
02:03trying to become a bit drier across the west and also that reflected across the Highlands
02:09as well with some sunny spells, wintry showers, but further snow across the Moray Firth down
02:13eastern and southern parts of Scotland as well. Icy stretches too. And temperatures
02:19are a large contrast across the UK to the south of this weather front. Temperatures
02:23reaching double figures, 12 to 13 Celsius. Under the snow and rain, 3 or 4 degrees at
02:29best. Most places though, struggling to get much above freezing and temperatures in the
02:33glens of Scotland remaining below freezing for much of the day. As we head into the evening
02:39time on Sunday, this weather system slowly starts to push its way eastwards. Further
02:43snow for a time across northern England, but then turning more showery as we head into
02:47the early hours. This rain band pushes into south-east England, the back edge over the
02:51higher ground. We could see some sleet and snow returning here. Elsewhere, clear spells
02:57developing, some wintry showers in that northerly flow, so expect further icy stretches and
03:02temperatures. Again, Townsend City is close to freezing and the countryside, Northern
03:07Ireland, Scotland below freezing. Some icy stretches to start Monday morning. A wet start
03:12across the south-east, a risk of some hill snow for a time before this system pulls away.
03:17Further wintry showers then pulling their way southwards through the day on Monday.
03:22Some sunny spells in between. Any mild air that held on across southern counties of England
03:27and Wales through the weekend then pulls away and it's a much colder feeling day here. Temperatures
03:325 to 8 degrees at best. Further north, 3 or 4 degrees in any bright or sunny spells. Again,
03:38a few places staying below freezing all day and that strong northerly breeze continuing.
03:44So it is worth staying up to date with the Met Office forecast through the rest of the
03:49weekend into the beginning of next week. Met Office warnings in place for many areas and
03:53they'll continually be updated as the situation changes. See you again soon.