Overview
- Regional forecasts keep conditions largely dry through New Year’s Eve with daytime highs around 5–7 °C and about 3–4 °C at midnight.
- From New Year’s Day the pattern turns showery and windy with a chance of wet snow later, while nights trend closer to freezing inland.
- Weeronline projects the first half of January to be somewhat colder than average and says the whole month has a substantial chance to finish below the 30‑year norm, which would be the first since 2021.
- Notable contrasts are expected between coast and interior, with the coast near 5 °C and more rain or wet snow versus inland areas hovering near 0 °C with a higher chance of snow and night frost.
- Forecasters note brief, localized whitening during showers is possible, and short-lived skating may be possible on sprayed rinks if inland frost materializes.