but still the risk of ice on untreated surfaces in parts of scotland. tomorrow, we have a decaying front producing some snow flurries in the highlands, some in the northern isles, a lot of cloud and then this front comes in bringing some rain with stronger winds coming in behind. still mild in the south west and cold in the north east. hello, this is bbc news with anita mcveigh. the headlines: over 1.3 million people would have tested positive for covid 19 infections in the week ending 16th december in the uk, according to official estimates. despite scientists welcoming studies suggesting 0micron is milder than previous variants, the health secretary warns hospitals could still be overwhelmed. the health secretary warns hospitals we the health secretary warns hospitals that it does sj quickly we that it does spread a lot more
bumping into the cold air, we could see some significant snow to higher ground, above 200 metres in the highlands before it peters out through the night. further south, it will be a misty and foggy start, a milder start, will be a misty and foggy start, a milderstart, but will be a misty and foggy start, a milder start, but that is certainly worth bearing in mind if you are up and off travelling to see friends and off travelling to see friends and family first thing on christmas eve. the fog will gradually lift into low cloud, the rain easing into scotland, but by the same time down to the south west into northern ireland, wales and south west england we will see some wetter and increasingly windy weather starting to develop by the end of christmas eve afternoon. mild to the south and the greatest start of seeing some brightness and sunshine but cool into the far north east of scotland. as we move out of christmas eve into christmas day, as this weather front continues to push its way
nondescript christmas day for most of us, a lot of cloud around and yet again some rain into northern ireland, wales and south west england. but here it stays on the mild side at the north and east keeping that cooler air. that rain has got to sweep its way steadily northwards so it could be hanging around for some of us for boxing day, but again still relatively mild.
in the meantime, ms maxwell will be spending christmas at the federal detention centre in brooklyn, where she s been for more than a year, with this decision still hanging over her. now it s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. it s going to be unseasonably mild for some parts of the country today, more notably northern ireland, england and wales. we ve got a lot of cloud around and and also a weather front which is producing all of this rain, the heaviest of which is crossing northern ireland, into northern england and scotland. falling as snow on higher ground. behind it, it should brighten up later for wales, the south west and northern ireland, but look at these temperatures, 10 13 degrees, way above average for this time of year, cooler across the north where we still have a north easterly wind. now tonight, the rain moves towards the north of scotland, we ll see snow on higher ground. behind it a fair bit of cloud around, some patchy mist and fog formi
but first let s catch up with the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. what a difference a day makes. we started out mild but quite murky with outbreaks of rain. these weather fronts pushing steadily northwards through the night but behind it introducing this milder air with the southerly flow and that mild air will gradually displace the cold air across much of england and wales and the exception will always sit across the far north of scotland. that means a potential, through the day today, of seeing a little bit of snow. the tops of the mountains being seen. some heavier rain later today into northern ireland, north west england and the scottish borders to the south of that, with quite a lot of cloud, may be thick enough for light drizzly rain in places, but it will stay mild, 10-12 rain in places, but it will stay mild, 10 12 is a high. further north, we keep that colder air, temperatures sitting 5 7 c. living out of thursday towards christmas eve, is that where the front cont