Latest update from the Beeb for the next two weeks:
Monday 12 January—Sunday 18 January
Cold and windy for much of the time.
The week will get underway on a windy note, with yet another Atlantic low drifting past the northwest of the UK. The good news is that this system should stay much further to the northwest in comparison to those of last week, but nevertheless, there will still be scope for some very windy conditions, particularly for the Northern Isles and parts of southeast Scotland and northeast England. Rain will accompany the strong winds, but the rain should slowly clear into the south through the day, leaving much of northern Britain back in cold air. Indeed, some wintry showers will cross the north of the UK at times as Monday progresses.
Monday's rain should eventually clear the southeast of England on Tuesday morning, leaving a very chilly couple of days as we approach mid-week. It looks like there will be a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers for all areas through much of Tuesday and Wednesday, which is likely to lead to some accumulating snow, even to low levels in one or two places, particularly (but not exclusively!) in the north.
By late Wednesday/early Thursday, our attention turns to an area of low pressure set to sweep in from the Atlantic bringing a particularly wet and windy spell, with widespread gales and the risk of some prolonged heavy rain. There is also a risk that some northern areas of the UK could see a spell of snowfall, at least for a time.
By the end of the week though, the low should clear away towards Scandinavia, with the return of a cold west or northwesterly airstream, and the further risk of some snow showers and overnight frosts.
Monday 19 January—Sunday 25 January
There's just no let up!
The wintry feel that marked the end of the previous week is forecast to continue into the early part of what will be the final full week of January. Most places should see a continuation of the cold feel, with strong winds adding a further chill to the air. There will also be some good sunny spells around (particularly across eastern parts), but wintry showers which could well fall as snow to fairly low levels at times will again threaten many western and northern areas at times. This colder interlude is then expected to be followed by yet another Atlantic low-pressure system that threatens to bring heavy rain, and widespread gales to our shores. Once the system clears away to the east, the cold air is expected to move in again, and the pattern repeats. More cold weather and the threat of wintry showers! The latest forecasts do indeed suggest that quieter weather seems to be at a premium as we approach the end of the month.
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