Last night was the coldest night for the UK since 21.11.25 when Tomintoul in Scotland reached -12.6C That was the coldest since 12th January 2025 when Altnaharra reached -18.9C..and this the coldest UK temperature since 2010..

Storm Goretti named by MeteoFrance likely to affect the UK Thursday into Friday UKMO charts.. 1008hpa 00Z Thu to 988hpa 12Z Thu 1008hpa 00Z Thu to 971hpa 00Z Fri 20hpa deepening in 12hrs, 37hpa deepening in 24hrs..would equate to rapid cyclogenesis (24hpa or more in 24hrs)

Further #Metoffice snow & ice warnings ⚠️ issued for today/tomorrow Storm Goretti named by MeteoFrance (French meteorological service), expected to bring impacts to France Thurs/Friday Snow/wind warnings issued associated with this for UK #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

#Metoffice AMBER warning ⚠️ for #snow issued #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

Temperatures plummeting this evening Now -10C in Wales -9C Scotland -7C England Less cold N Ireland

There'll be several attempts at incursions of less cold air from the west/Atlantic in the days ahead This could bring some disruptive snow/rain/wind in the process ... but with uncertainty in the details.. www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/me...

As expected the wind has veered slightly again today with a N rather than NW flow As a result eastern counties of the UK have been exposed to wintry showers again

Lacking in snow over the Alps currently Winter Olympics start in Cortina in around a months time Hints from EC and GFS of some much needed snow in the pipeline next few weeks..

A slight wind veer back into the N tomorrow rather than today's NWly means N Scotland, N Ireland, W Wales, the west of SW England AND once again eastern counties of England are back in the firing line for sleet and snow showers on Monday..

Yes it's cold right now ..But, it's to our northeast where the really bitter weather currently resides..

Snow cover really starting to make its presence felt now in Scotland with temperatures, as so often the case, really plummeting as the sun goes down -11C over the mountains ⛰️

Anyone else noticing the evenings just beginning to get lighter? ..been over 3 weeks now since the earliest sunset 🌇

Busy day in the Scottish Highlands.. 🛷❄️

As mentioned yesterday a backing of the wind from N to NW sparing N Sea coasts from wintry showers today, whilst the N and W of the UK in the firing line ❄️...

Further wintry weather ahead.... www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Almost 2 feet of level snow...

#Metoffice warnings ⚠️ updated for the next few days Includes AMBER snow warning...

The Wolf supermoon (4th month in a row now to see a supermoon) and Jupiter situated near to it, so clear to see through the cold unpolluted Arctic night sky air tonight

Subtle changes in wind direction today to tomorrow mean a change in emphasis for areas catching most sleet/snow showers A backing of winds from the N-NW tomorrow mean N Sea counties less exposed to them, & the opposite true further west All the while N Scotland sees a pasting

Dartmoor in the snow this evening..

As expected Latest snow reports here.. uksnowmap.com

The coldest temperature of this Autumn/winter period so far is -12.6C at Tomintoul in November With snow lying in Scotland certainly one to watch in the coming nights

For the first time in a while, the spv stratospheric polar vortex looks set to enter a brief spell of above average strength

Next few days Pembrokeshire dangler 'Cornish tickler' Convergence line set up to bring enhanced wintry shower risk

Saturday in a snapshot...

2025 is double-record breaker: UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record... www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Oh the irony of it.. 'they never used to show such deep blue colours on the temperature maps, even at night'... Weather map from the 1980s..

#Brrr this morning

#Metoffice warnings ⚠️ for snow and ice updating for the next few days #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

Rain, with some snow easing across Wales and southern England Wintry showers continuing to pack into the north of the UK..here significant accumulations of snow expected, especially over the hills

Developing feature to watch running SE tonight..some snow and ice potential

Temperature records are breaking.. 'but records only go back a century or so' i hear some say... well not in the case of the CET.. daily data back to 1772 and monthly values to 1659..

A meridional (N/S aligned) jet stream giving a blocked weather pattern UK stuck in a N'ly Arctic airmass between high pressure to our W, low pressure to E Attempts next week to try & break down that block by returning Atlantic Wlies..cold dense air can be hard to budge though

A cold Arctic airmass over the UK, sandwiched between two storms

A very wintry scene unfolding now in the Scottish Highlands..

Metoffice warnings ⚠️ updated for snow and ice next few days Includes an Amber snow warning N/NE Scotland tomorrow into Saturday... www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

One feature to watch tomorrow night As well as the persistent feed of sleet and snow showers into N Scotland next few days, this feature could bring a slight covering to some western and southern areas Thursday night into Friday morning

The Arctic air edging into the far N of the UK tonight..

Public announcement (!) Don't forget to cover up outside exposed pipes/taps and non hardy plants, with the significantly cold weather unfolding in coming days

Temperatures have struggled to climb above freezing in places today, with frost returning already Significantly colder Arctic air is gathering just to our N now though, behind the cold front you can see on the pressure chart and on satellite imagery This sweeps S next 24hrs

Metoffice yellow warnings ⚠️ updated for next few days #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

It's going to be a very cold weekend Sub 528dam 1000-500hpa thickness air sweeping south across much of central and northern Europe..

Storm Francis SW Europe..

A chilly day, notably in the N Still -7C Cairngorms

A marked convergence line bringing showers through the English Channel More info on these here... weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/...

Much colder air sweeping south across the UK to end the week and to get 2026 underway #brrr²

A potentially quite lengthy period of colder and increasingly more wintry weather to come for early 2026.. www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

2025..Another busy year of weather events.. www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/th...

The first weather warning ⚠️ now issued, ahead of the colder more wintry weather set up that's due to arrive to see in the start of 2026 ❄️

A northerly influence to our weather this coming week, so temperatures always likely to struggle a bit All eyes to the end of the week though when some notably colder and potentially more wintry weather arrives to kick off 2026