According to the maps, heavy snow will hit Scotland and northern England at 6am on Sunday (January 11). The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice from 2am until 3pm on Sunday, warning of widespread disruption. The forecaster says a band of snow will sweep across the nation and is urging people to be prepared.

Other areas of the UK saw snow on Friday, and yellow warnings are now in place for parts of the UK, including much of Northern Ireland, until 3pm on Monday. Met Office chief meteorologist Rebekah Hicks said: "Arctic air and brisk northerly winds are gripping the UK as we start the new year.

Marine heat waves (MHWs) are periods of unusually warm sea temperatures, recognized as one of the fastest emerging climate-related drivers of change in the ocean.

The Met Office has issued new amber warnings for snow and wind ahead of Storm Goretti, the first named storm of the year.

Last year was the UK’s warmest since records began, the Met Office has confirmed. The mean average temperature for the country across 2025 was 10.09C, beating the previous record of 10.03C set just three years earlier in 2022.

UK weather maps suggest snow could fall as far south as Essex and Cambridge on January 22, as changeable winter conditions continue to affect large parts of the country. Latest forecast charts indicate colder air may briefly push southwards later in the month,

30 January 2025: Today the UK government published its national climate plan - known as a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - and submitted it to the UN. The plan targets at least 81% greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2035, compared to 1990 levels.

It's cold, and there are ice warnings in place for most of the country as the UK braces for Storm Goretti. We now know what time that system is expected to hit. Follow the latest.

Heavy snow and a chilly conditions are expected to hit 12 areas of Britain within days. According to weather maps from WXCharts, wintry conditions are set to continue for many over the coming week. On January 15, the heaviest of the snowfall is predicted for central Scotland, with as much as 28cm in Cairngorms National Park.

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