15/01/2018 BBC Weather

cold as we head into the new

weekend. Plenty of sunshine around,

light wind and

cold as we head into the new

weekend. Plenty of sunshine around,

light wind and a return

light wind and a return to frost.

Good evening. A pretty miserable

start to Monday with a blanket of

cloud and rain sweeping steadily

east. A brief lull behind for a

time, but then take a look at the

showers piling in and turning

increasingly wintry as the day went

on. That is because of the cold air

that is descending right across the

country as we speak. So, it looks

likely to stay with us for the next

few days and will continue to see

some showers. Through the night

across England and Wales, chiefly

rain. Further north and west, a

mixture of rain, sleet and snow,

with temperatures here falling below

freezing we could see icy surfaces

around first

around first thing in the morning.

Tricky driving conditions, I

suspect, first thing across Scotland

in particular, with temperatures

really struggling. Yes, we will see

frequent snow showers even at lower

levels as well. Same for Northern

Ireland and north-west England, with

a scattering of showers into North

West Wales as well. Some showers of

wet snow for the Midlands, for

Lincolnshire and the south-west

corner it will be largely dry with

some sunshine. Through the Bristol

Channel and to the south-west, the

showers will be of rain. As you go

through the day, a pretty stiff

north-westerly wind will drive the

showers further inland. We will

start to see them turning to wet

snow, even to higher ground across

the Downs and the Chilterns. The

snow showers are frequent and factor

in the strength of the wind and it

will feel better on those exposed

west facing coasts. As we go into

Wednesday it will be similar style

to the day. Showers will become

lighter and fewer in nature as we go

through the afternoon. Still wintry

showers to the north-west and a

greater chance of seeing some

sunshine on Wednesday. Still not

particularly. Then we see a change

through Wednesday night, into the

early hours of Thursday morning. A

vigorous area of low pressure will

move in. To the southern flank we

will see gales, if not severe gales.

On the northern edge we could see

some significant snow across

southern and central areas of

Scotland. Certainly want to keep a

close eye on. First thing on

Thursday we are likely to see severe

gales. There will be some snow,

which could cause some disruption,

particularly in Scotland. The good

thing is that this is rattling

through at quite a pace. Generally,

it will be an improving picture with

some sunny spells coming through.

Still windy, with a few