General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: The day sees a deep low to the SE of Iceland. Turning windy in places as rain pushes E late afternoon proceeded by Snow in the far N. Turning mild across W England and Ireland overnight. Still rather cold over Scotland with some hill Snow. Thursday: A deep low pressure to the NW of Scotland leaving the UK in a SW flow. Turning windy over N Ireland and England later in the day. Rain moving E across the country during the afternoon and evening. Average temperatures Scotland and Ireland and mild England. Friday: A Secondary Low tracks across S England during the day bringing heavy rain as it does so. Average temperatures except Scotland which will be cold. Saturday: Low pressure over Norway leaving the UK in a NW flow turning very windy overnight with gusts down the E coast reaching 55mph to 65mph easing later in the night. Dry away from the E coast which sees showers and a cold to rather cold day. Sunday:High pressure to the W and Low to the E leaves the UK a NNW flow. Winds still gusting 50 mph at first in the E but easing as the day goes on. Showers in the far E and a cold day overall.
Local Summary for the next five days: A changeable outlook with sunny spells and rain at times. Details on how windy it will be later in the week are still very uncertain. The very windy weather for Saturday has been moderated but still will be windy in the evening and overnight for a time. The windy weather for Thursday as also been reduced but to a lesser extent. So confidence remains low from Wednesday. Temperatures generally briefly above average Thursday but returning to below average for the weekend. Winds light to gentle breezes at first picking up from overnight Wednesday onwards.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1022mb steady. Temperature 2C. Winds a light S breeze. The evening dry with building cloud. The night dry but turning cloudy. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low cold at 2C to 3C. A ground frost in places.
Wednesday: A dry chilly start with clear spells. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Winds a light WSW breeze. Turning dry by mid morning with sunny spells. Winds a light S breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C. so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1018mb falling. The evening sees light to moderate rain arriving. The night sees the rain turn to light showers. Overnight low 7C to 8C so rather mild to mild temperatures rising later. Winds a gentle to moderate SW breeze.
Thursday: Some light showers to welcome the day in. Temperatures 11C. Winds a gentle SW breeze. The morning dry from mid morning with sunny spells. The afternoon dry but with building cloud. Winds a moderate to fresh SW breeze with gusts to 45mph. Temperatures 13C to 14C so mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising rapidly. The evening turning wet with light to moderate rain and windy. Winds a moderate to fresh WSW breeze backing to WNW breeze later with gusts to 45mph. The night turning dry with clear spells developing. Winds easing to a moderate WNW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so rather mild.
Friday: A dry rather mild beginning to the day with clear spells. Temperatures 7C to 8C. Winds a light to gentle W breeze. A dry morning with sunny spells. The afternoon sees cloud and light rain quickly arrive. Temperatures 8C to 9C. So average. Winds a light SSW breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb. A wet evening with moderate rain. The night sees the rain turn heavy then clear in the early hours. Winds a light to gentle WNW breeze. Overnight low 3C so average.
Saturday: The weekend kicks off on a showery note. Winds a light to gentle WNW breeze. The morning turning dry then a dry day with sunny spells. Winds with a gentle possibly moderate NW. Temperatures 6C to 7C so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016b rising. The evening and night dry but turning windy. Winds a moderate NNW breeze and gusts to 40mph. Overnight low 3C so rather cold. A ground frost in sheltered spots.
Sunday: A dry windy start. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Winds a moderate to fresh NNW breeze. Gusts to 45mph. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds easing to a moderate NNW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1026mb rising quickly. The evening and night breezy a risk of an isolated shower. Winds a gentle to moderate NNW breeze. Overnight low rather cold at 2C to 3C.