Weather and climate change

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Cold with some rain, snow and ice next few days.

Today:

A bright, frosty start for many in the south and east. Outbreaks of rain further north and northwest extending southeast to most parts through the day, with snow and ice affecting some northern areas. Feeling cold in the breeze.

Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain, with some snow, moving south and becoming confined to England and Wales overnight. Clearer, but with wintry showers, a widespread frost and some ice developing further north.

Wednesday:

Rain and snow clearing from southern areas during the morning. Otherwise plenty of sunshine. Frequent wintry showers feeding into areas exposed to the cold northerly wind. Snow accumulating in places.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Sunshine, with wintry showers slowly easing on Thursday. Widespread frost and some ice at first, and again overnight. Rain spreading from the west during Friday and Saturday. Turning less cold.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Tue 18 Nov 2025

Atlantic weather fronts will continue to spread east bringing spells of rain, potentially quite widely. More showery conditions will likely follow but there will be some brighter spells at times. The showery conditions will likely persist for a few subsequent days, though there is some risk of Atlantic frontal systems moving in from the west at times. Temperatures will be a little below normal. A westerly dominated pattern will likely persist through to the end of November with outbreaks of rain or showers and temperatures near to or a little below normal. There could however still be some wintry showers at times in the north. Areas if low pressure may bring longer spells of rain and periods of strong winds at times.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Mon 17 Nov 2025

Whilst there is a lot of uncertainty as to the flavour of weather affecting the UK into December, there is a greater chance than normal of slower evolving weather patterns. A mixture of weather types seems most likely and so some wetter days, with widespread rain or showers and the chance of snow, mainly for higher ground in the north. Equally some drier periods are also anticipated, increasing the possibility of some frosty nights and fog. Overall, temperatures close to average are most likely, but some colder spells are also possible, especially if any prolonged settled spells develop.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Mon 17 Nov 2025