Much of the UK will remain dry on November 29, but northern Scotland will see rain and freezing rain (Image: WX Charts)
Brits across the country are still reeling from , with widespread flooding continuing to blight commuters today.
Rail and road users have been disrupted this morning with 352 flood warnings and flood alerts across England, and a severe flood warning in Northamptonshire.
However, despite expectation that the travel challenges posed by Storm Bert will soon abate, some areas of the UK are in for more inclement conditions later this week.
On November 29, an area of northern Scotland is forecast to experience a rare weather event: “freezing rain”.
According to forecaster WX Charts, a small patch of the Highlands will see freezing rain at around 9pm on Friday night. Freezing rain, the says, “tends to start its life as snow, ice, sleet or hail, but passes through a layer of air that’s above 0C on the way down to the ground, melting into a liquid water droplet.”
The national forecaster goes on: “If these droplets then fall through a zone of sub-zero air just above the ground, they become supercooled. When these supercooled droplets strike surfaces that are close to or below freezing, they freeze on impact forming a glaze of ice.”
The itself has not forecast freezing rain in the Scottish Highlands or elsewhere, and tends not to specify the time and precise location of precipitation days in advance.
For the rest of the country, WX Charts is predicting generally clear conditions but low temperatures of November 29. London and the south-east will see the mercury hovering around three or four degrees, while Wales and northern areas of England will be a degree or two above feezing.
Scotland meanwhile will largely be hovering around 0C, but Northern Ireland is predicted to be much warmer, with temperatures in the high single figures.
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Cool conditions will dominate the UK on November 29 (Image: WX Charts)
The Scottish Highlands may see snow on November 29 (Image: WX Charts)
UK 5 day weather forecast: Monday 25 Nov – Friday 29 Nov
Today:
Early cloud and rain in the far southeast clearing with sunshine and showers following. Showers most frequent in the north, with some longer spells of rain developing here. Windy with coastal gales in the north. Temperatures around average.
Tonight:
Clear spells and further rain or showers across northern and western areas overnight. Largely dry elsewhere with the odd fog patch possible. Winds easing away from the far north.
Tuesday:
A few showers continuing across northern and western coasts, but many areas dry with plenty of sunshine. Rather cold in the north, but temperatures near average further south.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Rain and possibly strong winds moving across southern areas Wednesday. Otherwise becoming largely dry and settled, although rain may move into the far west at times, especially on Friday. Colder.