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During much of Saturday, showers of rain/sleet/snow will march eastwards. Most of these will fall as rain to low ground, whereas over the Scottish Highlands some significant snowfall is likely. Temperatures will remain on the cold side, highs of around 1 to 7C North to South. However, as we head towards this evening, a more…

It’s currently snowing heavily in New York City! Around 2cm has accumulated so far, not enough to produce any travel issues as of yet. The latest precipitation radar, courtesy of NOAA (below), shows that a rather heavy band of snow is currently affecting the NYC Metro region. This is currently producing snowfall rates of between…

A rather cold weekend is ahead of us – temperatures will be below average. Temperatures will be particularly cold at night (of course) with lows between -2 and -4C in rural areas, so watch out for ice. There will also be some wintry showers around, especially across higher parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England…

Most places will start the day at or below freezing and with a ground frost. Perhaps as cold as -4C in parts of Scotland. Whilst most places will begin dry (and crisp), the south west will become increasingly wet and this wet weather will spread east through the day. Most places will see fairly hefty…

Passers-by were left shocked this morning after finding hundreds of birds laying dead on a road in Llyn Llywenan, a village in Anglesey, North Wales. Some were found in trees, on fields and on the road. It is estimated that several hundreds (300-400) birds died. Photographic credit: Hannah Stevens. “Mass” bird-falls (i.e. several hundred birds…

Temperatures are set to drop off this weekend. Nothing very cold, but do expect chillier conditions. With that comes a risk of some overnight frosts, and some wintry showers in the North. These showers may fall as snow above 300 metres with significant accumulations across the Highlands of Scotland, and possibly higher parts of Northern…