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2024: provisionally the fourth warmest year on record for the UK
Climate statistics from 2024 show the UK is heading outside of the 'envelope of historical weather observations'.
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UK 5 day weather forecast
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Cold with clear spells and wintry showers for some.
This Evening and Tonight:
A cold and frosty night for all with icy stretches possible, especially in the north, where wintry showers will persist in coastal areas exposed to the northerly winds. Patchy freezing fog is possible in the west under clear skies.
Friday:
Cold again with plenty of winter sunshine on offer, especially in the south and east. Wintry showers affecting northern and northwestern coasts, winds staying generally light.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Turning windy with rain, sleet and snow spreading northeast later on Saturday and into Sunday, turning milder in the south. Colder but drier again on Monday with wintry showers.
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UK long range weather forecast
Much of this period is likely to remain colder than average, with an ongoing risk of ice and frost. There will also likely be wintry or snow showers at times along coastal areas exposed to onshore winds, these occasionally feeding farther inland, but interspersed with some lengthy dry and clear spells. Some longer spells of rain, perhaps preceded by some sleet and snow, may push into some southern and/or western areas as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to make some progress into the UK, perhaps also introducing something briefly milder. Towards mid-January there may be a trend towards less-cold conditions more generally, but perhaps with high pressure nearby which could result in fairly settled conditions with an increasing chance of fog.
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Slowly-evolving weather patterns look most likely through the second half of January, with high pressure often in the vicinity of the UK, although the flavour of the weather we experience depends on where the high and low pressure centres are relative to the UK. There are currently no strong signals for prolonged cold but spells of cold weather are likely, with frost, fog, and wintry showers. Pulses of more unsettled weather are more likely across the south than the north, and may bring milder conditions for a time too.
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