General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Friday: A deep low over the low countries with a moderate to fresh NW wind across the Midlands southward with gusts to 40 to 50mph. The E coast sees a ENE fresh breeze with gusts to 50mph. Rain, Pennine Snow clearing the E late in the afternoon. Light to gentle breezes N Ireland and Scotland. Showers in the W. Very cold to cold across the UK. Saturday: A ridge of high pressure over the W of the UK so dry with Sunny spells in the W into central areas. Wintry showers on the E coasts and breezy still in the far S. Very cold to cold. Sunday: Low pressure pushing a front into the UK. Wet with rain and very strong SSE winds in the W with gusts to 60 mph. Rain moving slowly E during the day and turning to Snow in Scotland with hill sleet further S. Very cold across the UK away from the SW and N Ireland as milder air pushes E. Monday: Low pressure to the W pushing showers or longer spells of rain across the country. Mild across England to Rather cold Scotland. Windy with gusts to 60 MPH Ireland and around 50 mph SE coasts. Tuesday: Low pressure over Sheltand pushing colder air slowly SE. Wintry showers Scotland and N Ireland. Rain Midlands southward. Cold to rather cold S Midlands northward. Rather mild far S.
Local Summary for the next five days: The elephant in the room that is storm Goretti on Thursday night to into Friday morning which now lingers most of Friday. The track of Goretti is slightly further N remains to be very marginal in regards to Snow. The peak district the sweet spot. Friday sees further rain but any Snow by this time only in the peak district for a time. Saturday dry with sunny spells. Sunday is now mostly a rain event with sleet on higher ground. Milder air does arrive overnight. Monday dry with sunny spells and turning rather mild to mild. Tuesday turns rather cold again although I have my doubts about that. Frosts most nights except Sunday and Monday. Winds light to gentle breezes except early Friday. Turning milder overnight Sunday but rather cold again through Tuesday.
Thursday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb falling. Temperatures 1C. Light rain with some hill sleet soon arriving in the evening this turning moderate possibly heavy overnight turning to Snow in the peak district and some higher ground around 200m for time before turning back rain in the early hours apart from highest ground in the peak district. Winds a moderate N breeze. Overnight low -1C to 1C so rather cold to average with icy patches on untreated surfaces.
Friday: The day starting wet with light to moderate rain and Snow in the peak district. Temperatures 1C to 2C. Winds a gentle to moderate NNW breeze. The day seeing the rain turn showery clearing in the afternoon. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb rising. The evening and night seeing showers these turning back to Snow before clearing in the morning. Overnight low 0C so rather cold. A widespread air and ground frost. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze.
Saturday: A dry, cold and clear start to the day. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 1C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light NNW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 3C so very cold to cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low -2C to -1C. So cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Sunday: The new day begins dry, cold with clear spells. Winds a light to gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures -1C to 0C. A dry but cloudy morning. The afternoon sees some light to moderate rain or sleet. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 4C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1006mb falling slowly. The evening has further moderate rain. The night sees the rain clear in the morning. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average to rather mild.
Monday: The week starts dry with average to rather mild temperatures. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 8C to 10C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a moderate SW breeze with gusts to 40mph. Temperatures 9C to 11C. So rather mild to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 998mb rising. A dry evening and night with variable cloud and clear spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Overnight low 6C to 8C so mild to very mild.
Tuesday: A dry mild start to the new day with clear spells. Temperatures 7C to 9C. Winds a light WSW breeze. The morning has some early sunny spells before building cloud brings some light rain to the S and SE of the region. Winds a light WNW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1006mb rising quickly. The evening sees any rain clear away then dry with patchy cloud The night dry with clear spells. Winds a light WNW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average with icy patches on untreated surfaces. A widespread ground frost and patchy air frost.