Get ready for 'wet and windy' New Year's Eve - as snow could hit parts of UK

27 December 2024, 10:25 | Updated: 27 December 2024, 11:46

Revellers are set for a "wet and rather windy" New Year's Eve, with the potential for a snowy Hogmanay in Scotland.

There could be some "possibly disruptive weather" on 31 December, Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge said, with Scotland likely to see the worst of it.

"It looks like there could be some wet and rather windy weather, particularly across Scotland," he said.

There is potential for snow on both high and low ground in Scotland.

Looking into the first few days of the new year, the mild and largely settled conditions the UK has felt over the last few days are expected to see an "erratic change", the Met Office says.

Rain and wind already felt in Scotland could become more severe and push southwards, bringing a chance of snow to other parts of the UK as we begin 2025.

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Before ringing in the new year, the last few days of 2024 are set to be dull and drizzly with outbreaks of patchy rain in parts of Scotland on Friday.

Mild temperatures and conditions similar to those on Boxing Day are forecast, with thick cloud and "patchy drizzle" in areas including western Wales and south-west England, the weather service said.

Mr Partridge said: "Basically, northeast seems to be the place to be for the next couple of days if you want to see some brighter and maybe even some blue sky at times, whereas elsewhere is mainly grey."

Over the weekend it will become "a little bit windier and a little bit wetter" across Scotland, with showers in northern Scotland as a result of low pressure, he said.

Further south it will be "pretty cloudy" with some breaks in the cloud on Sunday because of slightly stronger winds, Mr Partridge added.

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