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| England | Environment Agency |
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| Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) |
| Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
UK 5 day weather forecast
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A cold weekend with snow showers for some.
Today:
Frosty start inland but with plenty of sunshine by day. Snow showers affecting windward coasts of all nations, most prolonged across the northern half of Scotland. Cold for all, particularly when exposed to the brisk northerly wind.
Tonight:
Frequent heavy snow showers continuing across northern Scotland with some icy patches forming. Showers gradually easing from eastern England. Clear and very cold inland with a widespread hard frost.
Sunday:
Snow showers continuing to affect coastal regions, though potentially pushing further inland across northwest England and Wales by the afternoon. Dry and sunny elsewhere, but bitterly cold in the wind.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Snow showers easing slightly on Monday, with plenty of sunshine inland. Cloudier on Tuesday with rain and hill snow pushing eastwards into Wednesday. Winds easing. Frosty overnight.
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UK long range weather forecast
The recent spell of cold, northerly winds should begin to ease by the middle of next week, with snow showers in the north and east becoming lighter and less frequent. However, bands of rain seem likely to gradually move in off the Atlantic and, as these encounter the cold air entrenched over the UK, some further snowfall is possible, particularly in central and eastern areas, with rain more likely in the west. From next weekend, the outlook becomes more uncertain. Most likely is that conditions will be less cold than recently, but there remains potential for further spells of snow, especially in northern and central areas. Further south and west, some milder interludes are possible, with the chance of some heavier rain and stronger winds at times.
Updated:
The outlook through the second half of January is very uncertain, with no strong indication for any particular weather pattern to dominate. As such, conditions are most likely to be changeable. Spells of wet, windy and mild weather are possible at times, along with colder, drier interludes with overnight frost and fog. Snow and ice remain possible, especially in central and northern parts of the UK, but the chance of these is lower than earlier in the month.
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