And high winds and gales are due to batter North Yorkshire in the last days of 2024.
The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings between Monday and Thursday, with nearly all of the country impacted by at least one alert.
Ahead of new year celebrations, a warning for wind is in place on Monday where gusts of up to 60mph could impact travellers between 11am and 6pm in areas including Durham, Northumberland, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
An alert for wind is in place from 7am until 11pm on Tuesday and covers most of Northern Ireland, including Londonderry, Tyrone, Antrim and Armagh, as well as just north of York in England up to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Greenock.
The new year will be off to a turbulent start with separate weather warnings in place for snow, wind and rain on January 1.
Met Office forecasters still expect strong gusts of up to 45mph to hit the city on Tuesday (December 31), with high winds of up to 35mph predicted on Monday.
The yellow warning is in place from 7am to 11pm on Tuesday and covers most of the county north of York and out to the coast.
It will be an unsettled week ahead with a series of low pressure systems moving across the country.
These will bring the risk of heavy rain, strong winds and some snow.
Warnings have been issued so please stay #weatheraware if you have plans over the New Year/Hogmanay period ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/CoE5VkS6tw
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 29, 2024
Meanwhile, temperatures are set to drop on New Year’s Day with a yellow warning for snow in place for York from 9am until the early hours of Thursday.
Very strong winds of up to 60mph are forecast across the whole of England and Wales all day Wednesday and into Thursday morning, with gusts of 75mph likely around coastal areas and hills, according to the Met Office.
The alert for wind is in place from 9am on Wednesday until 6am on Thursday.
Residents should prepare by checking for loose items outside their homes and planning how to secure them, the forecaster warned.
Those hoping to travel on New Year’s Day should check road conditions and public transport updates before embarking on their journeys.
Met Office chief forecaster Andy Page said the forecast for the upcoming week was “complicated” and urged people to check the forecast regularly in order to update their plans.
He said: “Almost the entire UK is covered by at least one weather warning during the coming week.
“With such a varied and complex weather situation, there is potential for the pattern of warnings to shift and possibly escalate in some areas.
“With lots of celebrations and people on the move over the coming days, we are urging everyone to keep checking the forecast so they can update their plans.”
This comes after thick fog descended on the UK for several days, causing travel disruption at some of the country’s busiest airports.
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