General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Monday: Low pressure to the W Ireland with rain and hill sleet crossing the UK with Snow on the highest ground. Windy in the W with gusts to 50mph. Generally. Cold to rather cold. Tuesday: Low pressure over Ireland moving slowly NNW. This should be the next named storm. Heavy rain over the UK with snow in Scotland easing NE followed by light showers into the W. Windy but very windy over Scotland and NW England with gusts to 50mph to 60mph. Elsewhere gusts to 40 to 45mph. Cold to rather cold across the country but milder in the S and over Wales. Wednesday: Low pressure SW of Ireland. Dry with sunny spells across the UK. Rather cold Scotland to average elsewhere. Thursday: Low pressure to the SW of Ireland. Generally windy around the coasts with gusts 45mph to 50mph. Dry and fairly cloudy some light showers on the E coast. Cold to rather cold across the UK. Friday: Low pressure to the SW moving ESE with rain and perhaps hill sleet in N Ireland and Wales. Rain in the SW. Light coastal showers in the E wintry over Scotland. Windy around NW and E coasts with gusts to 40mph. Cold to rather cold away from the SW which be average.
Local Summary for the next five days: The models seemed to firm up over the details for Monday and Tuesday with it cold for Monday but less cold overnight and wet while Tuesday starts wet with average temperatures. However it changes the rest of the week to colder drier conditions from Wednesday with some welcome sunshine for Wednesday. So confidence is low from Wednesday. Temperatures average to below day and night. Winds light to gentle breezes but moderate at times for Monday night and Tuesday.
Sunday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 997mb rising. Temperatures 4C. Winds a light E breeze. The evening and night misty, cloudy with drizzle at times. Winds a light ENE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C. So average.
Monday: A dry cloudy welcome to the new week. Winds a light ESE breeze. Temperatures 3C. A dry cloudy day. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb falling. The evening starting dry and cloudy. Rain and sleet with snow in the peak district arriving for the night heavy by the early hours. Snow turning to rain or sleet. Winds a moderate ESE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 4C so average to rather mild.
Tuesday: A cloudy start with heavy rain and hill sleet. Winds a moderate ESE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 6C. A wet morning with heavy rain clearing by mid afternoon. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 984mb rising rapidly. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 1C to 2C so average with a ground frost.
Wednesday: Midweek begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 1C to 3C. Winds a light SE breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light E breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average with a widespread ground frost and patchy air frost.
Thursday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 1C to 3C. Winds a light ENE breeze. A dry day but turning cloudy quickly. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb steady. The evening and night dry but cloudy. Overnight low 1C to 2C so average. Winds a light ESE breeze.
Friday: A dry cloudy start. Winds a light to gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C. A dry cloudy day. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 4C so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising. The evening dry and night dry and cloudy. Winds a light to gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C. So average.