A yellow snow warning has been issued for northern Scotland on Wednesday, with snow likely to disrupt travel. Snow could also fall in parts of Northern Ireland and north-east England, with the coldest temperatures expected from Wednesday onwards. Much of the UK is expected to stay just above freezing during the day and drop below overnight. “It is likely to continue to be cold with further rain for much of the UK, falling as sleet and snow in the north, leading to some accumulations of snow on higher ground,” the Met Office said. “Showers falling as rain or sleet are more likely in southern areas.” The forecast shows “very fine and dry weather with sunny spells in the south but some heavy frosts at night”. However, temperatures are expected to remain cold or very cold across the UK next week. The weather warning for Scotland says up to 2-5cm of snow is likely on lower ground, with 5-10cm on ground above 200m. Some drifting and blizzard conditions are possible in strong northerly winds, the warning said. The warning covers Central, Tayside and Fife, Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Sia and Orkney and Shetland. From Wednesday, daytime temperatures are expected to reach 2C, falling to -3C on Thursday night, in a cold snap from low pressure in Norway. The outlook for the rest of the month suggests that the weather may turn warmer, but with wet and windy conditions for the south and west. “The north and east are more likely to remain in colder conditions for longer,” the Met Office predicts. “Any transition between cold and mild conditions would bring a risk of rain, with sleet and snow especially over the hills.” Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The UK would need a near-record cold December to avoid 2022 being the warmest year on record. Provisional figures from the Met Office show that autumn (September, October and November) was the third warmest on record for the UK, with an average average temperature of 11.1C. November continued its 2022 run of every month being warmer than average, with the first 11 months of the year being the warmest on record for the UK. Mike Kendon, from the National Climate Information Centre, said: “While it is too early to guarantee that 2022 will be the UK’s warmest year, the first 11 months have created a distinct possibility of a warm year that will break records, with much A cold December could potentially affect where the year goes in the record books.”
