Revellers keen to ring in the New Year in Edinburgh have been advised to wrap up warm — but the worst of the winter weather looks set to miss Scotland.
The Met Office has said that Edinburgh will be cloudy but is expected to remain dry on Sunday evening for Hogmanay celebrations.
A similar picture has been predicted across Scotland tonight. The borders and central belt regions will experience primarily dry conditions, with brighter morning spells.
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Winds are expected to ease, becoming light and variable. Dumfries and Galloway will experience showers.
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Here is the current forecast for midnight on New Year's Day 🎆 pic.twitter.com/42oq4aW52m
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 30, 2023
However, England is likely to experience erratic weather conditions with the worst conditions expected in London.
People ringing in the bells in the Uk's capital should expect strong winds, although it is expected to stay dry and around 8C.
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Showers are possible across much of the country throughout the evening
Scattered, blustery showers are expected to develop throughout the day, possibly thundery along southern coasts, but some brighter spells are possible between showers.
New Year's Eve will start bright in places, but there will be plenty of showers around, with the overnight rain still clearing eastern areas
Winds will still be brisk along the south coast and also across the Northern Isles where it will be rather wet throughout the morning pic.twitter.com/aaraNp9rcg
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 30, 2023
The temperatures around southern Scotland will become increasingly unsettled, with showers merging into more extended periods of rain and hill snow at times.
Winds, however, will remain mainly light.
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