Week Ahead Weather Forecast: 4th To 11th December 2021

The weather has turns cold again with more northwesterly winds but the unsettled conditions go on with further showers and longer spells of rain. The showers will be wintry at times in the north and east. Looking ahead to next week he weather may well turn stormy around Tuesday and Wednesday with a risk of severe gales and heavy rain with more hill snow possible in the north. High pressure over Scandinavia will then try and and take over but it looks as though the Atlantic will remain too strong... for now... Saturday morning has been wet across the northern half of the country with outbreaks of heavy rain, sleet and snow on high ground across Scotland and northern England. Northern Ireland, Wales and south west England have had showers but southern and eastern regions have been drier with sunny spells. The rest of the day will find rain, sleet and hill snow continuing across Scotland and northern England, perhaps pushing southwards to posts of the Midlands and eastern England this afternoon and this evening. Western areas will have sunshine and showers while southern counties stay mostly dry. Temperatures will be quite cold today at 2C to 7c. Overnight, most of the wintry showers should pull back to eastern counties. Most places become dry and there will be a widespread frost in the north with temperatures falling to -3C across some parts of Scotland. Southern England should stay frost-free at around 5C. Tomorrow should be a drier day with showers mostly around eastern coasts. The majority of the country is likely to stay dry with sunny spells and variable cloud. It will be a chilly day with temperatures of 2C to 6c. The next area of low pressure moves in from off the Atlantic on Sunday night and through Monday. Most places will have a widespread frost early on Sunday night but cloud and outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow will push in to western regions with some heavy rain in places. Heavy snow is likely even to low levels across Scotland with sleet and snow over high ground through northern England and Wales. Temperatures will be frosty in the east and south but should lift up in the north and west. Monday itself will see the rain and snow pushing eastwards across the rest of the country through the morning to be replaced by sunshine and showers in the north and west on Monday afternoon. Temperatures 2C to 6C. Winds will be strong and gusty with 50MPH gusts possible around western coasts. A deep storm moves in from the Atlantic on Tuesday - This could well become named storm Barra. Northern and eastern regions start off dry with sunny spells and a frost but heavy rain and severe gale force winds in the west sweeps northwards and eastwards across the country. The rain is likely to turn to snow across high ground in the north and even to low levels across Scotland with blizzards across hills and mountains. The rain will clear to sunshine and wintry showers on Tuesday afternoon. Gusts of wind would reach 50-60MPH widely with 70-80MPH gusts possible up the Irish Sea. Temperatures range from 4C to 8C. Low pressure starts to move away to the south on Wednesday but still leaves us with lots of showers. The showers are likely to be heavy and maybe thundery in southern and western regions while the east should get the driest weather. Wintry showers are likely over high ground in the north. Temperatures 2C to 7c. Confidence in the forecast falls on Thursday and Friday as high pressure builds over Scandinavia while low pressure tries to continue moving on from off the Atlantic. Further rain, sleet and hill snow seems likely especially in central, northern and western areas while eastern England and eastern Scotland could remain mostly dry. Temperatures overall rather cold. Summary: Very unsettled with spells of rain, sleet and snow. Stormy on Tuesday with severe gales in the west. *END* If you've enjoyed this forecast and you aren't yet subscribed to the channel please sub and help get us to 13K subscribers! Thanks everyone. Subscribe To GWV: https://www.youtube.com/GavsWeatherVi... Video Credits: TWO: https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/ #WeatherUK #WeekAheadForecast #SevenDayForecast Week Ahead Weather Forecast: 20th To 28th November 2021