UK weather: Cool but bright across the UK

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As November comes to an end, December will remain bitterly cold, especially in the Scottish Highlands. At midnight on December 4, temperatures in Inverness and the Highlands will drop to -8C, with the freezing weather continuing into the north of England.

The likes of Newcastle will see temperatures of around -4C as December starts.

The long-range forecast given by the Met Office for November 22- December 1 says: “High pressure will often lie close to western or southwestern parts of the UK during this period.

“This will tend to bring to a colder than average north or northwesterly airflow for a time. The most unsettled conditions will likely be across northern areas.

“Here, showers or longer spells of rain are likely with snow likely across higher ground and possibly falling to low levels at times.

“Strong winds are possible across the north, especially around coasts.”

“Further south, it is likely to remain somewhat drier with fewer showers, but there is even a slight chance of some wintry weather here.”

“At points when winds ease any clearer and calmer conditions that prevail will lead to some cold nights with frost and fog.”

Mist and fog are forecast for Southern England this morning as temperatures remain about average for most of the country.

A spokesman from the Met Office spoke to Express.co.uk: “The lowest temperatures across central and southern parts of the UK are around -3 in Wales, -1 to -2 in central and southern part of England.

“It’s not quite as cold further north across northern England and Northern Ireland and Scotland, that’s generally because it is cloudier, with a little bit of light rain across the hills of West of Scotland.

They continued: “A few mist and fog patches for those travelling across central and Southern England as well, through the day for most of the country it will be a dry day today, there will be Sunny spells, across central and some parts of England, perhaps one or two showers around the coast, but mostly dry.

“But generally, cloudier skies across parts of Wales, Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. There will be some glimmers of sunshine at times largely from the East.

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“Generally light winds for most, quite breezy across Western Scotland and overall temperatures around average for the time of year, generally between eight and ten celsius around eleven degrees so about average for the time of year.”

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