December 31st 2023.
People ventured out to brave the weather as they crossed London's Millennium Bridge on New Year's Day. The UK is set to experience wintry weather as the countdown to 2024 begins, with blustery showers and chillier temperatures. The Met Office issued several warnings for snow, ice, wind, and rain yesterday due to Storm Gerrit, but thankfully, the worst of the storm has cleared away.
Travellers returning from the Christmas break faced disruption to their travel plans as a result of the inclement weather, first from Storm Pia and then from Storm Gerrit. Shockingly, the latter even created a 'localised tornado' over Greater Manchester on Wednesday, damaging around 100 properties!
Looking ahead to the rest of the month, it's difficult to predict what the weather will bring. A Met Office spokesperson has said that for mid-January, there is a signal for a shift in the pattern with more settled and colder-than-average conditions likely. So, it looks like the UK will be in for a cold and wet start to the New Year.
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