Models suggest it could be the height of winter 2024/25. (Image: Getty)
The UK looks set for more than a week of and icy conditions beginning in the days ahead, a weather expert warns, as the issued a “multi-hazard” yellow weather alert.
Speaking to Express.co.uk, founder and forecaster Jim Dale said: “This is looking like unfolding into an extended wintry period, with & ice events becoming more universal across the UK over the first 10 days of January, quite possibly longer.
“If this all plays out as the various computer models suggest, this could well be the height of 2024/25,” he added.
Dale believes a combination of weather factors could make for hairy conditions which need to be watched closely.
“Combined with more than one bout of high winds & some deep freeze temperatures it could well entail some very hazardous weather that will need to be safely negotiated,” he continued.
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As we move from 2024 to 2025 the week ahead will involve plenty of rain, wind and some snowIf you have any plans over the New Year/Hogmanay period then check out all the important weather details below ⚠️
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“It’s certainly one to watch very carefully as the events unfold.”The ‘s three-five-day forecast Tuesday, December 31st to Thursday Jan 2 anticipates further unsettled weather, “with frequent heavy showers and strong winds over New Year’s Eve and into the new year. Turning colder from Thursday, with blustery, perhaps wintry, showers”.
Its , covering Friday, January 3, to Sunday, January 12 has told Brits they could face northerly winds that will “draw cold air across the UK.
“Showers of rain and sleet will turn increasingly to snow, especially across the north, and coasts which are exposed to the onshore wind,” it continues.
“This cold, showery northerly may persist in the east, as high pressure builds in the Atlantic brings a period of more settled weather to western areas.
“There is also a chance that rain may move in from the south over the first weekend of January, falling as snow as it runs into colder air.
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“Into the following week, a fairly changeable picture is probable. Wettest and windiest weather in the north and west, whilst the south and east will more likely remain more settled overall,” the added.
Meanwhile, the agency has issued warnings for rain, snow and winds of up to 70mph for parts of the UK on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Yellow warnings are in place for Northern Ireland, northern England and parts of Scotland from Tuesday and will extend across most of the UK the following day.
A series of warnings will start to come into force from 00:00 GMT on Monday lasting until 06am on January 2 in some areas.
The Government agency says travel disruption is likely, with almost all of the country impacted by at least one yellow alert over the four-day period.
You can find the latest warnings and advice .