The Met Office has forecast a wet and windy start to the new year as a strong jet stream pushes a succession of low-pressure systems across the Atlantic.
This will bring wet and windy weather for many over the coming days and several weather warnings have already been issued for rain, snow, ice and wind.
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Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Helen Caughey said “It’ll be an unsettled New Year weekend for much of the UK. New Year’s Eve for most will be the wetter of the two days, with a number of fronts bringing rain and wind across much of the country.
“The unsettled weather will stay with us into the evening. Much of Scotland will see a largely dry day, with just the odd shower, before a more persistent band of rain and hill snow arrives.
“This will be followed by a more mixed New Year’s Day, with Scotland seeing the bulk of the unsettled conditions, with spells of rain, turning to snow over higher ground, continuing to push north.
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“While it will be mild across the south, it will remain colder in the north with an ice risk in places here early on Sunday. Elsewhere, a drier day is expected, although with some showers, mainly across western areas, ahead of conditions becoming more widely settled into Monday.”
The Met Office urged that further weather warnings are likely to be required over the next few days.
Keep up to date with the weather near you on the Met Office website.
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