Weather and climate change
UK video forecast
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| England | Environment Agency |
|---|---|
| Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) |
| Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
UK 5 day weather forecast
Headline:
Bright spells today, though rain arriving in the west. Windy.
Today:
Mostly dry at first with bright or sunny spells. Cloud increasing during the day with rain arriving across Northern Ireland, central and western parts of Scotland. Patchy drizzle for Wales and western England later. A mild, though rather windy day.
Tonight:
Early clear spells in the northeast. Cloudier elsewhere with patchy rain. Heavier rain in the west edging eastwards overnight. Clearer in the northwest later with fog and frost. Winds easing.
Friday:
Rain will gradually clear from the west across England and Wales, though remaining damp in the southeast. Otherwise plenty of sunshine, with scattered blustery showers in the northwest. Feeling fresher.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
After a chilly start on Saturday increasingly wet and windy weather will sweep across all parts from the west. Further rain and strong winds thereafter. Probably wettest in the west.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
The current unsettled spell of weather is likely to continue through much of next week. Further spells of rain are expected, likely to be heavy and prolonged at times, particularly in the west and northwest. Some drier spells of weather are also likely, these most reliably across southeastern parts of the UK. Often windy, especially in the north and west where there is potential for a spell of very strong winds to develop for a time early next week. Generally mild with any overnight frost patchy and mainly in the north. There are signs that conditions may become less disturbed heading towards the Christmas period, with the potential for high pressure to build bringing drier conditions, with the risk of overnight frost and fog patches increasing.
Updated:
Moving into late-December and early January, there are signs that the persistent pattern of mild and wet weather, which has characterised the month so far, may ease somewhat, with a chance of high pressure becoming more influential. Compared to recently, the chance of dry, settled patterns of weather is higher with frost and fog more prevalent. Spells of rain and strong winds remain possible, but these are more likely to less frequent compared to the month so far. The chance of snowfall is likely to be higher than earlier in the month, particularly high ground in the north. Whilst the chance of impacts from cold weather is higher compared to earlier in the month, the likelihood of more widespread snow and ice remains very low.
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