Say goodbye to the cold and hello to temperatures warmer than Madrid! New weather system expected to bring in milder conditions
Weather forecasters are saying we can 'wave goodbye to the really cold weather'.
Published: 13:52 GMT, 11 January 2026 | Updated: 13:52 GMT, 11 January 2026
It’s been a bitter few days with treacherous conditions but weather forecasters are now saying we can ‘wave goodbye to the really cold weather’.
Just two days after Storm Goretti swept through – bringing sub-zero temperatures, snow, ice and dangerous winds that delayed journeys, closed schools and left homes without power - parts of the UK today enjoyed temperatures warmer than Madrid.
The Spanish capital is only reaching 8C (46F) today, while Plymouth was expecting 13C (55.4F) and Manchester 10C (50F).
However, an amber warning for snow remained in force in Scotland, with up to a foot of snow predicted in some areas, along with multiple yellow warnings across the UK for ice, strong winds and heavy rain.
Met Office forecaster Craig Snell revealed a new weather system was bringing in milder conditions with rain during a ‘messy transition’ from Storm Goretti.
‘It will bump up into the cold air and turn to snow again but this time it is coming in with some milder air, so it will transition back to rain for some of us as we go through the course of the night and into tomorrow,’ he said.
‘That again could lead to some problems with ice, so we already have warnings out ahead of that.
‘This time the milder air will eventually win the day and it will herald a very different flavour of weather for all of us as we go into next week but it’s going to be a kind of messy transition.’
A council snow plough clears the roads in Stanley, County Durham, this morning
Under the amber warning in Scotland, the Met Office has warned there could be a foot of snow in higher areas today and up to two inches at lower levels.
The yellow warnings included one for snow and ice covering much of Scotland, the East and West Midlands, north-east and north-west England and Yorkshire, lasting from 2am until 3pm.
People were warned to prepare for delayed journeys, potentially dangerous driving conditions and to take extra time to avoid falls on the ice.
Another Met Office forecaster, Greg Dewhurst, said the ‘unsettled start’ to Sunday could also see melting snow ‘lead to the risk of flooding’.