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Forecast issued by the Met Office on behalf of UKHSA on Friday, 16, January, 2026 at 08:03
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Overview of cold weather over the next 5 days
Continuing rather unsettled and mostly cloudy. Any wintry precipitation confined to high ground in far north. Winds lighter than recent days. Temperatures near average. Overnight frosts most likely next two or three nights across some western and northern areas.
Overview of cold weather over the next 6 to 15 days
Little change to the above, with conditions likely remaining mostly unsettled. Increasing likelihood later in the period of colder air arriving across England, this most likely coming from the east.
Overview of cold weather over the next 16 to 30 days
More settled weather and probably drier than normal. Temperatures more likely to be colder than average, and potential for some very cold air to be brought west across England by easterly winds. Risk of widespread snowfall as Atlantic fronts try to repeatedly cross England. Into February a trend back toward a milder Atlantic weather pattern is preferred, so likely a gradual transition back toward milder, wetter conditions.
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Region |
Probability of average temperatures of 2° or below for 48 hours or more in the next 5 days (%) |
Probability of average temperatures of 2° or below for 48 hours or more in the next 6–15 days (%) |
Probability of average temperatures of 2° or below for 48 hours or more in the next 16–30 days (%) |
General comments on weather |
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NE |
20 |
60 |
40 |
Cold weather thresholds not expected to be met in the next 5 days. |
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NW |
40 |
60 |
40 |
Cold weather thresholds unlikely to be met in the next 5 days. |
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YH |
10 |
50 |
30 |
Cold weather thresholds not expected to be met in the next 5 days. |
|
EM |
10 |
40 |
30 |
Cold weather thresholds not expected to be met in the next 5 days. |
|
WM |
10 |
50 |
30 |
Cold weather thresholds not expected to be met in the next 5 days. |
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EoE |
10 |
40 |
30 |
Cold weather thresholds not expected to be met in the next 5 days. |
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Lon |
10 |
40 |
30 |
Cold weather thresholds not expected to be met in the next 5 days. |
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SE |
10 |
40 |
30 |
Cold weather thresholds not expected to be met in the next 5 days. |
|
SW |
10 |
30 |
20 |
Cold weather thresholds not expected to be met in the next 5 days. |
NE = North East | NW = North West | YH = Yorkshire and The Humber | EM = East Midlands | WM = West Midlands | EoE = East of England | Lon = London | SE = South East | SW = South West
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