General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Friday: Low pressure moving towards the W of Ireland and a secondary low over SW England moving into S England as the day goes on. Bands of rain or showers moving slowly NE across the UK. Some Snow Scottish hills. Windy around the coasts with gusts to 40mph. Rather cold to average. Saturday: Low pressure over the Midlands with showers across the UK. Snow Scottish hills. Windy around the coasts gusts to 40mph. Rather cold to average temperatures. Sunday. Low pressure to the NW of the UK and a small low moving NE from SW England. Little change with some rain in the W. Light to gentle breezes. Rather cold to average temperatures. Monday: Another low moves to the SW of the UK. This pushing rain NE across England turning showery as it does so. Rather cold to average once again. Windy around the coasts in Scotland and the SW with gusts to 50mph. Tuesday: Low pressure over Ireland with rain or showers across the UK falling as Snow over Scottish Hills. Cold to rather cold N Yorkshire northwards to average to rather mild to the S. Breezy inland and windy round N and E coasts with gusts to 40mph.
Local Summary for the next five days: The only change in the coming five days is a slow rise in temperatures with temperatures becoming average to rather mild. Remaining mostly cloudy with rain or showers. Winds light to gentle breezes. No sign of any major changes in this pattern and certainly no cold easterly on the cards. Things are likely to stay very much as they are until America loses it's cold weather.
Thursday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 995mb falling slowly. Temperatures 3C. Winds a light ENE breeze. The evening and night dry and cloudy. Overnight low 1C to 2C so average with a widespread ground frost. Winds a gentle ESE breeze.
Friday: A damp start with moderate rain some hill sleet in the peak district. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C. Light to moderate rain clearing for the afternoon. Remaining cloudy. Winds a light to gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 8C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 988mb steady. The evening and night see further outbreaks of light rain arriving quickly from the SW. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C. So rather mild.
Saturday: A wet welcome with light showery rain. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 7C. A showery day to come. Winds a light E breeze. Temperatures 5C to 7C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 998mb rising slowly. The evening turning dry and cloudy. The night dry and mostly cloudy. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C so rather mild.
Sunday: A cloudy dry welcome to the day. Winds a light SSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. A dry cloudy morning but some light rain for the afternoon. Winds a light SW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb falling slowly. The evening and night dry and cloudy. Winds a light E breeze. Overnight low 1C to 5C so average to rather mild with a patchy ground frost.
Monday: The new week begins dry and cloudy. Temperatures 3C to 5C. Winds a light ENE breeze. A dry cloudy day to come. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb steady. The evening dry and cloudy. The night dry before midnight but some light showers in the early hours. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 4C so average to rather mild.
Tuesday: The new day begins cloudy with light showers. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. A cloudy day with light to moderate showers. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 9C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb steady. The evening and night dry and cloudy. Overnight low 5C to 6C so rather mild to mild. Winds a gentle SSE breeze.