UK weather: Snow forecast for Edinburgh next week - day snow is predicted to fall in city
Watch the Met Office video forecast, as brisk northwesterly winds are forecast to bring wintry showers to the north.
The BBC forecast for Edinburgh on Tuesday January 6 and Thursday January 8 shows, “light snow and a gentle breeze”, however the Met Office forecast for the same dates does not mention snow for Edinburgh, instead reading, “partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning”.
It is currently too early to say for certain whether we will see snow at the start of January. The Met Office say pinpointing snowfall requires short-range analysis and confidence typically increases within a few days of an event.
However, the Met Office’s outlook for Tuesday January 30 to Thursday January 1 says: “Settled though rather cloudy through the week, with light drizzle breaking out in places. Colder later in the week with brisk northwesterly winds bringing wintry showers to the north.”
The Met Office’s long-range forecast covering the period of Thursday January 1 to Saturday January 10 says: “High pressure will likely be centred to the northwest with low pressure to the east, which allows a cold, showery, northerly flow develop for a time. For many this leads to a fairly settled period but there will be some wintry hazards including perhaps snow to low levels to north facing coastal areas at times.”
BBC Weather’s forecast for Saturday December 27 to Sunday January 4 says: “Showers should become more widespread, and there is a chance that a couple of fronts or low-pressure troughs could become embedded in the north to northwesterly flow, bringing longer spells of precipitation. With cold air remaining in place, some of this precipitation is likely to be wintry.”
Met Office long-range forecast in full
Thursday January 1 to Saturday January 10
“An area of low pressure moves through the North Sea at first, which leads to rain and showers spreading south across the UK. Thereafter high pressure will likely be centred to the northwest with low pressure to the east, which allows a cold, showery, northerly flow develop for a time. For many this leads to a fairly settled period but there will be some wintry hazards including perhaps snow to low levels to north facing coastal areas at times. Showers will likely spread further inland at times and there may be some windier periods with more prolonged rain, however on the whole it will be drier than average. Temperatures will likely be below average for much of the period though it may turn near average or above average later.”
Saturday January 11 to Saturday January 25
“Whilst confidence in details is low, high pressure will probably remain close to the UK initially, leading to slowly evolving weather patterns. Periods of relatively settled weather interspersed with more changeable interludes are likely, as are some spells of showers, especially around coastal areas. Temperatures will likely be near to average during this time, but a risk of wintry hazards affecting some parts at times remains, especially early in the period. Later in the month, a transition to more widely changeable or unsettled conditions is possible, as frontal systems are able to spread in from the Atlantic.”
BBC Weather monthly outlook in full
Saturday December 27 to Sunday January 4
“High pressure will remain centred near or over Scotland this weekend before beginning to drift northwestwards towards Iceland on Monday and Tuesday.
“As a result, mostly dry and rather cold conditions will persist for a few days. With brisk east to northeasterly winds, southern areas of England will experience the sharpest wind chill, while lighter winds across northern parts of the UK will gradually turn more northerly.
The high-pressure centre will then continue to shift, moving southwards and most likely ending up to the west of Ireland.
“This should bring a change in conditions through the New Year period. Temperatures are expected to remain below average due to brisk north to northwesterly winds, and more unsettled conditions are likely to develop.
“Showers should become more widespread, and there is a chance that a couple of fronts or low-pressure troughs could become embedded in the north to northwesterly flow, bringing longer spells of precipitation.
“With cold air remaining in place, some of this precipitation is likely to be wintry.”
Monday January 5 to Sunday January 11
“Although no significant rise in temperatures is expected, values could approach or briefly exceed the January average as high pressure potentially slips farther south and some westerly winds develop.
“A drier spell is possible initially, but frontal systems may then begin to move in from the Atlantic, bringing another increase in precipitation.
“For most areas, this will fall as rain, although some snow is possible at higher elevations - most likely across the Highlands. Northern and western areas are expected to be wetter than the south and east.
“There is, however, some uncertainty in this expected pattern, with a chance that high pressure could build to the west.
“If this occurs and extends towards the UK, a much drier outlook would be possible, with frontal systems tending to remain held back over the eastern Atlantic.”