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Friday night
Another very cold night with clear spells and a widespread frost. Wintry showers continuing into coastal parts at first. Otherwise dry, but with mist or shallow freezing fog patches possible.
Minimum temperature -5°C (23°F).Saturday
A frosty start, with any early cloud and lingering mist or fog patches gradually clearing. A cold day follows, with hazy sunshine. Cloud thickening further ahead of snow spreading north after dark.
Maximum temperature 4 deg C (39 deg F).Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday
Overnight snow turning to rain by dawn on Sunday. Rain continuing Sunday, occasionally heavy, with milder temperatures. Windy.
Further rain clearing early Monday, then colder, with sunny spells. Staying cold Tuesday.
Yellow Weather Warning for snow and ice
In force from 12.00 noon on Saturday 4 January until 11.59 pm on Sunday 5 January
Heavy snow, and some freezing rain in places, may cause some disruption over the weekend.
Outbreaks of rain spreading progressively northeastwards later on Saturday and overnight into Sunday will likely be preceded by a spell of snow on its northern flank. Whilst there is some uncertainty, any snow in southern and eastern parts of England, especially at low levels, will probably be rather transient before turning back to rain.
However, some significant accumulations of snow are possible across parts of Wales, the Midlands and northern England in particular, at least for a time, where 5 cm or more could accumulate fairly widely, with perhaps as much as 20-30 cm over high ground of mid and north Wales and potentially 30-40 cm over parts of the Pennines. This, accompanied by strengthening winds, may lead to drifting of lying snow.In addition, as milder air moves northwards, snow may turn to a spell of freezing rain for a time, again more especially across parts of Wales, the Midlands and northern England, adding to the risk of ice and leading to some treacherous conditions in places. A fairly rapid thaw of lying snow is possible later on Sunday, although exactly how far north the rapid thaw will reach remains uncertain at this stage.