Monday 29th December 2025

Fairly cold this week, but becoming colder in the new year – there’s even a small chance of snow.

Thanks to Andy for the photograph.

The general picture to start the week sees high pressure to our north-west, we keep the easterly flow though the source isn’t too cold at the moment, so hence nothing especially cold here – the warmer-than-normal North Sea probably also having some moderating influence too.

Monday will be mostly cloudy, some occasional brightness and around 6’C, maybe 7’C in an easterly breeze. Often cloudy overnight though some clear spells, perhaps the odd spot of drizzle also – down to around 3’C.

Tuesday starts mostly cloudy though the cloud should break up somewhat in the afternoon to give more in the way of sunny spells. Perhaps a light shower at some point also. Around 6’C. Some cloudy spells and some clear spells overnight – likely enough clear spells for a frost, and down to around 0’C – but give and take on that. A chance of fog patches by dawn.

New Year’s Eve probably starts sunny, though there is a chance of some morning mist/fog or patches of low cloud. Once any cloud/fog clears then it will remain mostly sunny, just a little bit of cloud around. Colder, around 4’C. Clear skies and frosty at first overnight, down to around -2’C – though cloudier in the second half of the night.

For New Year’s Day, we start to see much colder air spread down from the north.

So mostly we’ll only get cloud from the weather front on New Year’s Day, perhaps a bit of showery rain but more likely it will have all faded by time it gets this far south. Some bright spells probable too. Around 4’C, maybe 5’C and becoming breezier. Some clear spells likely overnight, a frost possible – roughly down to around 0’C.

By Friday there is more uncertainty on details, but broadly speaking a fairly sunny day, some cloud at times – suggestions of a little feature spreading down from the north in the afternoon which would give some showers, perhaps with a wintry mix, but still too early to be sure on this. Feeling colder in the northerly breeze, though still around 4’C. Cold overnight with a frost very likely – it should be down to around -3’C, though some give and take on that. A small chance of a stray snow shower.

Saturday most likely is a cold but sunny day, with only a small chance of a stray snow shower. Around 2’C. However, there is a small chance instead that a weather front spreads up from the south – if it does then a spell of snow would be likely. It’s no more than a 5% or so chance as it stands, but because it would cause disruption, it is worth mentioning – if you have plans, do keep an eye on forecasts. Likely frosty overnight, down to around -3’C, a stray snow shower not impossible.

Sunday again looks cold but mostly sunny – around 2’C. Not impossible that there would be some kind of feature to bring some wintry showers at some point, but impossible to say right now. A sharp frost likely overnight once more.

Next week likely starts cold once more, but probably (with very low confidence), the westerly flow will return and temperatures will recover to normal or just a little below normal – precipitation should then be of rain, though certainly possible that the transition could see some snow mixed in.

Certainly possible that it just remains mostly cold and mostly dry.

So an interesting and cold start to 2026 ahead – I’ll be back on either Thursday/Friday morning, depending on how bad my New Year’s hangover is!