Met Office morning weather forecast
A weather system from Scandinavia is set to freeze the UK from early February as the latest weather map forecast shows when snow could strike.
WXcharts, an interactive weather map using Met Office data, predicts Britons could expect snow from 6 February across northern England and Scotland.
Some could see snow as early as today as the Met Office predicts wintry weather over the higher ground of the Pennines.
The Met Office have issued a yellow rain warning covering large parts of Lancashire and Cumbria has been issued from 12pm today to 5am on Tuesday, with around 40 to 50mm possible on high ground.
It comes as the Scottish village of Kinlochewe provisionally set the UK record for temperature in January after hitting 19.6C on Sunday.
This beats the previous January UK record of 18.3C set at Inchmarlo and Aboyne in 2003 and Aber in 1958 and 1971, the forecaster said.
Craig Snell, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “We’ve really got a weather front kind of slicing the country and that’s where the rain band is – to the south of it we’ve got the milder air, to the north of it the colder.”
‘Tumbling temperatures and fairly extensive frost’ on Tuesday morning
Alex Burkill, meteorologist at the Met Office said that western Scotland would be worst affected by the plummet with rural spots in northern Ireland “well below freezing”.
The rest of the UK will be spared the harsh cold due to a “’blanket of cloud”.
He said: “It’s going to be a fairly drab start to Tuesday, grey with particularly northeast England still fairly drizzly. A bit of a brisk breeze will also pick up along the North Sea coast as well.”
Sunshine will emerge for many regions including Scotland, Ireland and the north of England after a frosty start to the morning.
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Maira Butt30 January 2024 05:04
Heavy rainfall to sweep across the UK on Tuesday
Parts of northern England will experience the worst of the downpour but other areas of the country will experience milder rain.
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Maira Butt30 January 2024 04:04
UK facing ‘three-way weather split’
Craig Snell, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “We’ve really got a weather front kind of slicing the country and that’s where the rain band is – to the south of it we’ve got the milder air, to the north of it the colder.
“So it’s going to be a cold front which is trying to push that that milder air away. It probably won’t win the day in the south, it will hang on to the milder air for a little bit longer.”
Regions caught in the rain, including southern Scotland, northern England and much of Wales, will see heavy and persistent showers in places and feel “pretty miserable” until rush hour on Tuesday morning, Mr Snell said.
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Maira Butt30 January 2024 02:04
Strong winds and heavy rain will move across England after torrential downpour
With days of yellow weather warnings in place for heavy rain and expected flooding, the Met Office has said that strong winds and heavy rain will move into the northwest of the country on Wednesday.
Although temperatures will remain above average, the Met Office said: “Cloud and rain [are] spreading eastwards through Thursday, driest towards the south. Very mild for all. Still windy.”
Maira Butt30 January 2024 01:04
In pictures: Yellow weather warnings in place across the UK
An aerial picture taken on January 24, 2024 shows a fallen tree laying down in water following the bursting of the banks of the River Ouse following storm Jocelyn which brought strong winds and heavy rain.
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Waves crashing at New Brighton beach, Wirral. Storm Jocelyn has brought fresh travel disruption to much of the UK, less than two days after Storm Isha left two people dead and thousands without power.
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Houses in Totterdown in Bristol after sunrise as a dry and mild weekend is expected across most of the country, but strong winds in northern Scotland could cause some disruption, the Met Office has said.
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Maira Butt30 January 2024 00:05
Yellow weather warning: What to expect
A yellow weather warning is in place for three days across regions of the UK, specifically the north of England. Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds and all the surrounding areas are expected to be impacted by heavy rains.
The Met Office reports that “heavy rain may lead to some flooding and impacts to travel” and the following could be expected:
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
Maira Butt29 January 2024 23:04
How to check for flood alerts and warnings in your area
As the UK is hit by further yellow weather warnings expecting heavy rain and flooding, The Independent explains how to check for flood alerts and weather warnings in your area.
The UK has endured a mild but rainy start to 2023 after an astonishingly cold December in which most parts of the country experienced snow, ice and prolonged exposure to sub-zero temperatures.
By contrast, the new year has been a demoralisingly drizzly affair so far, defined by near-daily downpours that have left paths muddy, fields sodden and rivers and streams in some danger of bursting their banks.
Maira Butt29 January 2024 22:04
Snow could hit the UK in a fortnight
A Met Office spokesperson told The Independent that while snow would be confined to the highlands of Scotland in the coming days, “a cold spell of air could bring possible snow from the middle of February onwards”.
It comes as the country recovers from an Arctic blast which brought freezing temperatures.
Frozen water in the fountains in Trafalgar Square in London.
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Maira Butt29 January 2024 21:04
Yellow weather warnings are in place for the UK
The north of England is to be most severely impacted with heavy rain expected to follow across the region including Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.
(The Met Office)
Maira Butt29 January 2024 20:01
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