22/12/2015 Weather for the Week Ahead

We've got just about ten days left of 2015

and we will have a look at the weather trends

right up to New Year's Eve.

The short-term, there really is very little change.

We keep seeing this weather pattern across the Atlantic.

An area of low pressure across the North Atlantic here

spinning around, drawing in moisture all the way from the southern climes

so the air is coming all the way from down here

moving across the Azores heading in our direction.

With the southerly winds on Tuesday,

again it is going to be a very mild day across the south of the country.

A little bit fresher across Scotland and Northern Ireland,

but, relatively speaking, not all that cold for this time of year -

7 degrees in Inverness, 9 for Glasgow.

These are the sort of temperatures by day

we should be having across the south of the country.

Some rain middle of the afternoon across parts of northern

England, Wales, down into the south-west.

Look at all of this mild weather in the south-east

and right across the Midlands, in fact.

14 degrees for Northampton, 14 for Bournemouth.

I think it is going to feel a little bit cooler

because there will be quite a strong wind blowing.

In fact, gale force winds around some of these coasts.

We will see a set of weather fronts crossing

the country during the course of Tuesday night into Wednesday.

Wednesday early hours, there will be some showers around,

but first thing in the morning on Wednesday,

and through the afternoon a window of opportunity.

We've got some fine weather about,

bar the odd shower, it's actually going to be

a fine day and quite crisp in Scotland for a change.

Temperatures back down to around 5 degrees with some sunshine.

So it could actually be quite frosty first thing in the morning.

Christmas Eve, a band of rain crossing the country,

strong winds as well.

There will be some sunshine about, I think quite a changeable day

and if there will be any snow Christmas Eve into

Christmas Day, it may be across the far north of the UK.

Now let's see what happens in the run-up to Christmas.

This area of low pressure still Christmas Eve,

is fast approaching the UK, but with the area of low pressure,

we get a bulge of warmth and moisture heading our way.

Look at this wave of moisture approaching the country,

so you can imagine it's going to turn milder through Christmas Day,

but notice that mild air doesn't

quite reach the far north of Scotland.

So, across the bulk of the UK, probably some rain around,

wind, maybe a bit of dry weather.

But in the far north there, in the Highlands,

maybe some snow first thing in the morning on Christmas Day.

But very quickly this mild air is going to reach the north of Scotland.

That means that Boxing Day it is mild right across the board,

there will be some sunshine around in the morning,

particularly across eastern areas, but here is the wind,

the rain and the weather fronts once more.

13 degrees across the south, in the north of the UK around about

6 degrees there for Lowick, Shetland and Aberdeen.

The pattern is not expected to change through Sunday -

southerly winds, mild air, there's some rain around Scotland

and some of these western areas here.

Then as we had into early next week, again we keep getting these

bulges of mild air, but look at this mild air reaching way far north here.

If you want any cold weather and snow you have to head to Finland,

this is where the chilly air is sitting.

But for the bulk of the UK, and across Europe,

it's staying very mild this Christmas.

The weather pattern is not expected to change end of the month.

For us to get any cold weather, this jet stream would have to be way

towards the south,

instead it is right over us, that means wind and rain.

Actually, a little bit too early to say

what weather we will get on New Year's Eve itself,

but the trend for the weather to stay relatively mild,

quite windy and be prepared for some rain.

Hopefully it won't be a washout,

it certainly doesn't look like it's going to be cold.

That's it, thanks for watching.

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