Cold and clear weather ahead
| 15:20 UK time, Friday, 27 January 2012
Yesterday was more like winter should be with sleet and snow in some parts of the country. Most of the snow fell in the Heads of the Valleys area during a heavy downpour yesterday afternoon.
Near Dowlais in Merthyr Tydfil about an inch of snow fell and this caused delays for drivers travelling along the A465 :
Matthew Fox took where everything turned white
There was also thunder and hail in places. outside her home in Hakin in Milford Haven
Low pressure is bringing more wintry showers today - some of them heavy with hail, thunder and sleet and there'sÌýmore snow in places too.
The snow is mainly on high ground above 300 metres or 1000 feet but big snow flakes are possible lower down in any heavier showers along with gusty winds.
This evening the showers will die away leaving a dry and clear night with a widespread frost and icy patches.
Tomorrow will be a fine winter's day with bright skies and sunshine. After a frosty start, temperatures will recover rising to 5 or 6 Celsius in the afternoon with very light winds. So, tomorrow will be a good day for getting out and about and trying out a walk.
Sunday will start dry and bright but cloud and rain in Pembrokeshire will spread east wards during the day. As it does so, it will turn to sleet and snow, mainly on the high ground in Mid Wales, the north and east.
Temperatures ranging from 3 Celsius in Welshpool to as high as 10 Celsius in Fishguard with a south to south-easterly breeze.
Next week, rain, sleet and snow on Monday will move away. The following few days should then be dry and chilly with sunshine and frost.
It looks as if February will get off to a cold start this year with a large block of high pressure over Russia keeping fronts over the Atlantic away from our shores for a little while.
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