UK Today

Mostly dry, sunny and cold.

A dry, sunny and cold day for most but isolated freezing fog patches may linger across western parts of the UK. There may also be isolated showers across East Anglia. Cloud will increase across northwestern Britain by evening.

Map of the United Kingdom


Londonderry - Sunny
Ullapool - Fog
Scrabster - Sunny
Aberystwyth - Sunny
Newcastle upon Tyne - Sunny Intervals
Norwich - Light Rain Shower
Braemar - Sunny
Northampton - Sunny Intervals
Oban - Sunny Intervals
Plymouth - Sunny
Southampton - Sunny
-2°C 28°F Belfast
Cardiff -2°C 28°F
0°C 32°F Edinburgh
0°C 32°F London
Manchester 0°C 32°F
3°C 37°F St Helier
Lerwick 6°C 43°F

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UK Forecast Last updated 08:30, Monday 29 Dec

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UK Cold Spots

  1. 1 Holymoorside -7°C 19°F
  2. 2 Shawbury -4°C 25°F
  3. 3 Taunton -3°C 27°F
  4. 4 Brize Norton -3°C 27°F
  5. 5 Welshpool -3°C 27°F

UK Hot Spots

  2. 2 Yeovilton 5°C 41°F
  3. 3 Boulmer 5°C 41°F
  4. 4 Aberystwyth 5°C 41°F
  5. 5 Bodmin 5°C 41°F

Temperatures are for the next 24 hours

BBC Weather in association with the Met Office
