Overview
- Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice cover much of Scotland and northern England from Thursday evening to midday Friday, with up to 10 cm possible on higher ground and icy surfaces likely.
- UK Health Security Agency issues a cold health alert from 6am Friday to 8am Monday for several English regions, warning of increased risks to vulnerable people as temperatures drop below freezing.
- MetService expects a front and possible low to end New Zealand’s heatwave this weekend, bringing cooler air, heavy rain and strong southerly winds, with potential warning-level rain in parts of the eastern North Island.
- Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. forecasts turn milder into the weekend, with a late Sunday–Monday system potentially bringing rain, snow or a mix; several outlets note minor impacts and that the storm may track south of New England.
- New Orleans forecasters monitor a late Saturday night to early Sunday line of storms with damaging winds possible and an isolated tornado not ruled out, noting that timing could still change.