The weekend weather forecast indicates some freezing temperatures but a mostly dry weekend ahead.
According to the Met Office, today (Friday, December 1) will have a cold start with some freezing fog and icy patches in places.
Further wintry showers will also continue across coastal areas, but many inland areas will be dry with spells of sunshine. It will feel cold, perhaps very cold where any fog lingers.
Many places will remain dry tonight with clear spells leading to a widespread sharp frost. Wintry showers will continue near coastal areas with some freezing fog developing inland.
There is Yellow Warning for snow and ice effective from 5 o’clock this evening (Friday) until 10:00a.m tomorrow for parts of England and Scotland.
The Met Office has said that it is expecting:
- Some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services;
- Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths;
- Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
Weekend weather
Tomorrow, Saturday, will be another largely dry but cold day with plenty of sunny spells.
Wintry showers will affect windward coasts with these perhaps moving inland across Wales, the Midlands and south-west England later in the day.
It will, however, turn increasingly unsettled and less cold from Sunday onwards as we move into early next week, especially for southern and central areas.
Northern areas are likely to remain colder with further coastal wintry showers.
Northern Ireland forecast
In Northern Ireland, it will be dry today (Friday) with patchy cloud and sunny periods inland but cloudy at times with showers along the coasts.
It will be cold with light winds freshening over the coasts later with maximum temperatures of 4°C.
It will stay mostly dry with clear periods tonight as showers clear the coasts from the evening. A few showers are expected in the west later along with fog patches and minimum temperatures of -1 °.
Tomorrow, Saturday will see fog patches slow to clear, otherwise dry with sunny spells and perhaps an isolated shower in the west. Maximum temperatures will only reach 3 °.
Sunday will see a dry, bright morning but afternoon showers along the east coast will move in.
There will be a freshening south-east wind with scattered showers on Sunday night and into Monday, clearing all but eastern coasts by Tuesday.
It will remain cold with any overnight fog patches slow to clear.
