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Unsettled weather affects New Year transition
The transition period between 2024 and 2025 looks distinctly unsettled for some parts of the UK, says the Met Office.
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UK 5 day weather forecast
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Cloudy and mild over the next few days.
This Evening and Tonight:
Thick cloud continues for much of the UK, with mist and fog lingering in England and Wales. Patchy rain across Scotland and Northern Ireland, but drier in the far northwest. Clearest spells across northern and eastern Scotland.
Saturday:
A cloudy and murky start in England and Wales, with rain in the northwest slowly clearing southeastwards through Saturday, with sunny spells and blustery showers following behind.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Turning brighter, but colder, with blustery showers, and later rain and hill snow, in north as we go into the new week.
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UK long range weather forecast
The first of January will see any rain across the UK eventually clearing southeast, followed by cold air as a northerly wind develops. Showers of rain and sleet will turn increasingly to snow, especially across the north. This cold, showery northerly may persist for a few days before high pressure builds from the west, bringing a period of more settled weather. Although it will feel cold at first, temperatures will gradually recover to nearer average for the time of year, perhaps even mild. Beyond this, a fairly changeable picture is most likely although confidence in details is, as usual at this range, very low. Wettest and windiest weather in the north and west, whilst the south and east will probably remain more settled overall.
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A few sleet or snow showers are possible at first, mainly across eastern parts of England and Scotland. Any showers will ease as high pressure builds across the UK from the west. This will bring generally settled conditions, and variable cloud amounts could lead to frost and fog developing where skies clear at night, potentially lingering for much of the day in some places. High pressure may continue to hold on across the south through most of January, but showers are still possible around southern and eastern coasts if the wind is from offshore. Further north and west it is possible that strong wind, rain and snow may return if unsettled conditions in the Atlantic start to make inroads towards the UK.
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