There could be a dusting of snow in Wales this weekend as temperatures drop to nearer to normal for the time of the year. Autumn 2022 has been milder than normal, but there could be the first big frost of the season in Wales on Friday night.
On Friday, flooding is causing disruption across eastern parts of Scotland with close to a month's worth of rain has fallen across parts of Aberdeenshire and Angus in a 48 hour period.
Derek Brockway said on the Friday lunchtime bulletin: "Watch out on Friday night for a touch of frost. Friday night will be dry, clear and a colder night than recently with a widespread ground frost and touch of air frost in sheltered spots, with temperatures hitting just before freezing, bit milder on the north and west coast.
"On Saturday, there will be window of dry weather, thanks to a ridge of high pressure, but the next frontal system is on its way for Saturday night. Rain will arrive, spreading from the west with heavy bursts of rain. Sunday is going to be a breezy day with a mixture of sunny intervals and showers. Some of the showers could be heavy and thundery, and a little snow on the mountain tops."
The Met Office forecast for Saturday says thecould provide a brief respite from the winds and rain for a time, although some rain may linger across northeastern areas, before another front moves in from the west later in the day, bringing further wet and windy weather. It will feel rather cold, with parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and western and southern England seeing a frost on Saturday morning.
The Wales Met Office outlook for Sunday to Tuesday says: " Blustery showers expected on Sunday, but drier overnight with a risk of frost. Becoming cloudy on Monday with rain and strong winds later, and remaining unsettled into Tuesday."
BBC weather presenter Chris Fawkes said that temperatures across the UK are "close of average" across most of the UK on Friday, but colder air will come in over the weekend.
He added: "For the weekend, we have got more rain in the forecast with the majority of heavy rain across western areas. Saturday should be a dry day with sunshine, but a band of rain will cross eastwards on Saturday night. It will be followed by a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers.
"By this stage colder air is working in, and actually we will see the rain turn to snow across the tops of the Scottish mountains, something we haven't really seen much of through this autumn.
"Temperatures will be a little below average. We have got a lot more rain to come into next week. The rain will be accompanied by westerly winds so."
The Met Office's outlook for the whole of the UK next week says: "Unsettled and changeable conditions look likely to continue for much of next week, with bands of rain and strong winds, though some clearer, showery interludes are also likely.
"Rather cold for many areas at first, but temperatures probably recovering closer to average for November later in the week."
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