General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: Low pressure over the W of Ireland. Showers or longer spells of rain across the UK. Snow Scottish Hills. Rather cold to average N England into Scotland. Average to rather mild temperatures elsewhere. Windy in the SW and E coasts with gusts to 40mph. Thursday: Low pressure to the W of Ireland. Showers or longer spells of rain. Windy in the Channel and SW with gusts to 50mph. Winds around N and NE Coasts gusting to 40mph. Cold Scotland. Rather cold to average temperatures S Yorkshire northwards. Average Midlands southwards. Friday: Low pressure over SW England. Showers or longer spells of rain falling as Snow over hills midlands northwards. Cold to rather cold but average in the far S. Windy W coasts with gusts to 55mph. Saturday: High pressure over the country so dry with sunny spells and cold to rather cold. Light winds. Sunday: Deep low pressure to WNW of SCotland pushing Rain, Sleet and Snow E. The Snow turning to rain away from Scottish hills. Windy around the coasts with gusts 40 to 45mph.
Local Summary for the next five days: The next five days unsettled rain at times this turning to Snow during Friday over the hills. Snow early Sunday morning turning to Rain. Briefly colder late Thursday to Saturday then temperatures recovering again. Some welcome sun for Saturday at last. Winds light to gentle breezes possible moderate Sunday at times.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 980mb falling. Temperatures 7C. Winds a light ENE breeze. A cloudy evening and night with further light rain or drizzle. Winds a light NE breeze. Overnight low 4C to 6C so rather mild to mild.
Wednesday: Midweek begins light showery rain. Winds a light N breeze. Temperatures 5C to 7C. A day of showers or longer spells of moderate to heavy rain. Winds a gentle SW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 976mb steady. Showers or longer spells of rain through the night. Winds a light NNW breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C so rather mild to mild.
Thursday: The new day begins cloudy with light showery rain Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a light NE breeze. A day of light showery rain perhaps wintry later in the peak district. Winds a light NNE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 984mb steady. Showers or longer spells of rain turning to Snow over hills by morning. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 1C to 3C so average with a patchy ground frost.
Friday: The new day begins with rain and hill snow. Temperatures 2C to 4C. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Rain with hill sleet and snow dropping to low levels by late afternoon. Winds a gentle NE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb rising rapidly. Sleet and Snow dying quickly away then a dry evening and night and turning icy. Overnight low -1C so rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost. Winds a light NNW breeze.
Saturday: Dry and cold with clear spells to begin the new weekend. Winds a light NNW breeze. Temperatures 0C. A dry cold day with sunny spells. Winds a light W breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. The evening dry with clear spells. The night turning cloudy with sleet and snow arriving by morning. Winds a gentle S breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C. So rather cold to average with a widespread ground air and patchy air frost.
Sunday: Cold with moderate to heavy snow. Winds a moderate S breeze so drifting in exposed places. Temperatures 1C to 2C. Snow turning to rain by by mid morning. The rain clearing to sunny spells in the afternoon. Winds a light to gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb falling. The evening dry but turning cloudy. Rain quickly arriving for the night moderate in nature clearing by the early hours to clear spells. Winds a gentle possibly moderate WNW breeze. Overnight low 5C to 7C so rather mild to mild.