General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Tuesday: A ridge of high pressure building in. Apart from light showers down the E coast. Dry with some sunny spells. Cold to rather cold. Breezy around the E and S coasts. Wednesday: A decaying weather front pushes light showery rain into the W during the day this dying away as it heads E. The last very cold to cold day. Breezy NW Scotland and W coasts. Thursday: Turning milder under a SSW air flow. Light to moderate rain western areas this pushing slowly E and turning showery. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells at first. Average to rather mild across the UK. Windy around the coasts. Friday: A moderate WSW flow across the UK. Some showers or longer spells of rain in the W pushing slowly E. Dry with some sunny spells the further E and S you are for a time. Rather cold to average temperatures. Very windy in the far NW with gusts to 60mph. 50mph elsewhere. Mild overnight. Saturday: Low pressure to the NE of Scotland with a band of rain moving slowly SE across England from S Yorkshire southwards. NW Scotland and N Ireland some showers wintry over Scottish hills. Turning cooler after a mild start. Windy round the coasts.
Local Summary for the next five days: The weather for the next five days sees the temperatures return to near average by day and mild overnight by Friday and windy as well. Rather cold to cold before then with some night frosts still possible. Dry with sunny spells until Thursday evening when some light showery arrives leading to unsettled weekend. Light to gentle breezes except Friday where it will be moderate for a time.
Monday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb rising. Temperatures 6C. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Any showers dying away in the evening with clear spells developing. A dry night night with patchy cloud. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C so average.
Tuesday: The new day starts dry with clear spells. Temperatures 5C to 6C. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Temperatures 6C to 7C so cold to rather cold. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1018mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with variable cloud and clear spells. Temperatures 1C to 2C so cold. A widespread ground frost. Winds a light NW breeze.
Wednesday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 2C to 3C. Winds a light SW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle S breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so very cold to cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. The evening and night dry with clear spells later. Overnight low 5C to 6C so average. Winds a light SSW breeze.
Thursday: A dry start with clear spells. Winds a light S breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C. A dry morning with sunny spells. The afternoon sees cloud building but staying dry. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 11C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb rising slowly. The evening sees some light showery rain clearing by the evenings end. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Overnight low 7C to 8C. So rather mild.
Friday: The last day of the working week starts dry, rather mild with clear spells. Winds a gentle SW breeze. Temperatures 8C to 9C. A dry day morning but turning cloudy with light to moderate rain for the afternoon. Winds a gentle to moderate WSW breeze. Temperatures 9C to 11C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb falling quickly. Light rain clearing in the afternoon but staying cloudy. The night dry until the early hours when light to moderate rain arrives. Windy with a moderate SSW breeze. Gusts to 40mph. Overnight low 8C to 9C So mild.
Saturday: A wet. mild welcome to the day with light to moderate rain. Temperatures 9C to 10C. Winds a light WSW breeze. Moderate rain through the morning clearing to sunny spells from lunch time. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising. A dry evening and night with clear spells and patchy cloud. Winds a light W breeze. Overnight low 3C to 5C so average with a patchy ground frost in places.