General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: A weak area of high pressure close to the country. Light showers in the W and SE. Dry central and E England with sunny spells. Dry E and N Scotland with sunny spells. Cool to average temperatures. Ground frosts N midlands northwards. Thursday: High pressure ridging in from the NE. Showers across the country. Average to rather warm temperatures. Windy around NW and NE coasts. Friday: UK in a col. Showers across the UK. More organised rain later across N wales in Yorkshire. Cool to average N Ireland and Scotland. Rather warm to warm temperatures England. Light to gentle breezes. Saturday: High pressure over Scotland and N Ireland and low pressure to the SW. A weather front Bringing rain to SW England NE England with showers in between. Sunny spells to the N and S of the front. Very cool Scotland and N England. Rather cool N Ireland and N wales. Rather warm to warm in remaining areas. Gentle breezes inland. Windy in the Irish sea and SW gusts to 40mph. Sunday: High pressure N Midlands northwards and a Low pressure W of the bay of Biscay pushing rain slowly north during the day. Windy in the SW and Channel with gusts to 40mph. Gentle to moderate breezes inland for England. Light to gentle breezes Scotland and N Ireland. Cool to rather cool across the UK.
Local Summary for the next five days: The next five days sees sunny spells and light afternoon showers except Friday evening and night and Sunday evening and night when more organised rain arrives. This is due to a battle between cooler air to the N and warmer air to the S. Temperatures slowly recovering becoming rather warm to warm by Friday then turning cooler again for the weekend. Light to gentle breezes.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1013mb steady. Temperatures 12C. Winds a light NNE breeze. The evening and night mostly dry any isolated light showers quickly dying away then clear spells and patchy cloud. Winds a light NE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 5C so rather cool to average.
Wednesday: The new day dawns dry with clear spells. Winds a light NNE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light ENE breeze. Temperatures 11C to 13C. So rather cool to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb steady. The evening and night dry with early sunny spells then clear spells with variable cloud from dusk. Winds a light SE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 5C. So rather cool to average. A ground frost in places.
Thursday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 6C. A dry morning with sunny spells. Then afternoon sees some light showers breaking out. Winds a light S breeze. Temperatures 15C to 16C so average to rather warm. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb rising slowly. Any light showers quickly clearing then a dry evening and night with sunny spells. Clear spells and patchy cloud from dusk. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C so average.
Friday: The new day dry with clear spells. Temperatures 7C to 8C. Winds a light SSE breeze. A dry morning with sunny spells. The afternoon sees some light showers. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 18C to 19C so rather warm to warm. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb steady. The evening and night sees further rain at times. Winds a light SE breeze. Overnight low 9C to 10C so warm.
Saturday: The new weekend starts damp with some moderate rain. Temperatures 10C to 11C. Winds a light SSE breeze. Dry by mid morning with sunny spells. A risk of an afternoon shower. Winds a gentle NE breeze. Temperatures 13C to 18C so average to warm N to S across the region. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1020mb rising. Any showers dying away in the evening then a dry night with clear spells. Winds a gentle NE breeze. Overnight low 6C to 8C so average to rather warm.
Sunday: The day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a light NW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 11C. A dry cool day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle ENE. Temperatures 11C to 12C so rather cool. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb falling. The evening dry and turning cloudy. The night dry and cloudy until the early hours when moderate rain arrives from the S. Winds a light to gentle NNE breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C so average.