General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday: The storm Benjamin lies just of the coast of E Anglia. Winds with Gusts to 60 mph E Anglia E midlands and the SE of the UK. for a time easing from midday. Very cool to rather cool across the country. Heavy rain across England edging slowly away eastward during the day and overnight. Friday: Winds easing as the Low moves to towards SW Norway. Showers or longer spells of rain. Perhaps wintry over the Scottish hills. Very cool to cool. Windy with gusts to 40 to 50 mph in exposed places. Saturday: A windy very cool day with showers at times down the coasts. Cold enough for some Snow over Scottish hills. Sunday: Low pressure to the E of the UK with a gentle to moderate NW breeze inland and fresh possible strong breezes around the coasts. Light showers E and W coasts. Very cool to cool across the UK. Monday: The UK still in a moderate WNW or NW air flow with widespread showers moving SE across the country during the day. Cool to rather cool across the UK.
Local Summary for the next five days: The next five days changeable with periods of rain heavy at times and also showers. Sunny spells in-between the showers. Temperatures day and night generally below average. Winds light to gentle breezes but turning windy overnight Wednesday into Thursday. The windy spell is courtesy of storm Benjamin which is tracking further south than suggested yesterday so will have much lesser impact here if any at all.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb falling. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 11C. The evening dry but turning cloudy. Rain arriving early in the night turning heavy by morning. Temperatures 7C to 8C so average. Winds a moderate N breeze.
Thursday: A very wet start with heavy rain. A moderate NNW breeze. Temperatures 8C to 9C. Mid morning sees the winds increase to a moderate to fresh NNW with gust to 40mph. Heavy rain becoming moderate by midday into the afternoon. Winds a moderate to fresh WNW breeze and gusts to 45mph. Temperatures to 8C to 9C so very cool. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb rising slowly. The rain finally dying away in the evening with clear spells by the evenings end. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a moderate W breeze. Overnight low 6C. So rather cool.
Friday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle W breeze. Temperatures 10C to 11C so cool. Barometer at 18:00hrs 990mb rising. The evening dry with clear spells. The night dry at first but light to moderate rain arriving after midnight. Winds a gentle possibly moderate NW breeze. Overnight low 7C to 9C. So average.
Saturday: A showery welcome to the new weekend. Temperatures 8C to 10C. Winds a moderate NW breeze. Showers quickly clearing then dry with sunny spells. Winds a moderate NW breeze with gusts to 40mph. Temperatures 8C to 10C so very cool to cool. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells and variable cloud. Winds a gentle possibly moderate NW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 6C so cool to rather cool.
Sunday: The day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 5C to 7C. Winds a gentle NW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Temperatures 9C to 10C so very cool. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb falling quickly. The evening dry with clear spells. The night dry at first but light showers by the early hours. Temperatures 8C so average. Winds a light WSW breeze.
Monday: The new week begins with showers locally heavy. Temperatures 8C to 9C. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Showers clearing after mid morning then a dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle to moderate NW breeze. Temperatures 12C to 13C. So rather cool to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1010mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with variable cloud and clear spells. Temperatures 8C so average. Winds a gentle WNW breeze.