Met Office update: Drier conditions ahead (Image: Met Office)
There were numerous flood warnings in England and Scotland yesterday due to storm Erik which also brought winds of up to 70mph in some parts of the UK. While most of the south will be covered by a temporary band of wet weather today, there will be some snow in the higher parts of Wales and the Peak District. As this morning progresses, however, the rain and cloud cover will head towards Scandinavia although, for most areas in the south, it will still be a wet start to the day.
Met Office Meteorologist Steven Keates said: “For many northern areas of the UK, showers will generally tend to fade away.
“Some clear spells will develop with the exception of the far north of Scotland, particularly Orkney where it could stay really quite wet all night.”
Mr Keates also added that when the skies do clear temperatures will fall below freezing with temperatures in Scotland being the coldest in the UK with widespread frost expected.
Further south, the rain and wind will drop with temperatures settling around their seasonal average.
