The Met office has issued a series of Yellow Weather Warning from Monday morning through until Thursday morning for strong winds and snow with the first of the Yellow Warning for an area east of Penrith across the North Pennines that is likely to see disruption to traffic on the A66 for a time due to come into force at 11am on Monday Morning through until 6pm Mon day evening for winds upto 60mph.
The transition period between 2024 and 2025 looks distinctly unsettled for some parts of the UK, the Met Office have said due to high pressure which is currently dominating the UK forecast that has brought largely overcast conditions, low cloud and fog for many parts of the UK, apart from northwest Scotland where a front has brought rain.
On New Years Eve a yellow weather warning covering most of the North of England and Scotland comes into force at 7am through until 11pm for strong and gusty south westerly winds, veering to westerly during the evening. Gusts of 50 to 60 mph are expected, reaching 70 mph in a few exposed areas, that may lead to some travel disruption.
The Strong winds will ease overnight but a fresh yellow weather warning for New Years Day will see the winds increase again with the yellow waring in place between 7am on New Years Day through until 6am on Thursday 2nd January 2025 with gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected, reaching 70 mph in a few exposed areas, leading to some travel disruption.
North Cumbria also a second Yellow Weather Warning in place on New Years Day for heavy and persistent snow that may bring disruption through the day on Wednesday and Wednesday night that is in place from 9m on New Years Day until 3am on Thursday 2nd January 2025. 2-5 cm and locally nearer 10 cm of snow accumulations are possible widely, with 10-15 cm and locally 20-25 cm over hills with significant drifting due to strong winds.
Neil Armstrong is a Met Office Chief Forecaster. He said: “From Sunday we will start to see some heavy rain affecting northwestern parts of Scotland. After a brief respite, further rain and strong winds will be in place on Monday and Tuesday across Scotland, as another area of low-pressure approaches. This may be accompanied by some heavy snowfall in the mountains and perhaps to lower elevations.”
Tony Wisson Deputy Chief Meteorologist added: “Later in the week, wintry showers are likely to be a feature of the forecast as a cold northerly flow becomes established.”
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