The Met Office has released its forecast for Thursday, January 29, revealing the specific UK areas expected to see snowfall. Across the nation, fresh bands of snow are set to blanket parts of the country as we approach the penultimate day of the working week.
According to the Met Office, one key region is predicted to be blanketed by snow showers. Their official forecast highlights a transition from scattered showers to more persistent rain, especially towards the southwest. Elsewhere, some brighter breaks in the cloud are expected.
Overall, conditions will be rather cloudy and breezy with lingering rain and hill snow in certain areas. Specifically, patchy rain and hill snow will affect northeast regions, while the far west and southwest will experience breezy conditions with showers turning into heavy rain later in the day.
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Fog is expected to gradually clear from lowlands to remain mostly confined to hilly areas. The day will be predominantly overcast. Overnight, wet and breezy weather will move northeast across the southwest, later becoming clearer with showery conditions.
Looking ahead to Friday, rather cloudy and breezy weather will continue with rain spreading northwards and some snowfall expected over northern hills. The south may see brief bright spells, but heavier rain combined with strong winds is anticipated.
Weekend and early next week are likely to remain unsettled, with showers or longer periods of rain across most areas, accompanied by brisk winds at times. Northern hills may experience further snow during this period.
BBC Weather adds that fog will persist in central and eastern parts of the UK today, with mainly cloudy skies interrupted by occasional bright breaks. Light rain and hill snow are expected in northeast Scotland and the southwest later in the day.