General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday: Low pressure to the E of the UK. A cold day with wintry showers down the coasts pushing inland in the E and N with Snow over Scottish hills and moors of England. Very cold to cold across the UK. Windy around the coasts. Gentle breezes inland. Friday: A ridge of high pressure sinking SE ahead of the next weather front pushing rain and hill Snow into Scotland and N Ireland later in the day. Dry across England with sunny spells. Very cold to cold again. Saturday: A slack area of low pressure over the UK. Rain clearing from England during the day. Wintry showers over Scottish hills. Cold to rather cold. Light winds except in the Channel and the E coast where it still will be windy. Sunday: A slack area of low pressure in charge with light to gentle W or WNW breezes. Showers and Sunny spells Snow over the higher ground in the N. Cold to rather cold across the UK. Monday: Low pressure near E Anglia so a cold day with rain in the E and SE. A few light showers S, SW England, Scotland and N Ireland. Windy generally and cold to rather cold.
Local Summary for the next five days: A very cold to cold five days to come. Dry at Thursday to Friday but a return to slightly less cold weather for the weekend. At the same time it will turn unsettled with rain or showers at times but still some sunny spells. Perhaps some sleet on the highest ground. Nights returning to average Sunday and Monday so the last frosts on Saturday. Light to gentle breezes although possibly moderate Monday.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb steady. Temperatures 0C. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. Overnight low -2C to -1C so very cold with a widespread ground frost and air frost.
Thursday: The new day starts dry icy with clear spells. Temperatures -1C to 0C. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. A dry cold day with sunny spells. Temperatures 3C to 4C so very cold. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening and night dry and very cold with widespread ground frost and patchy air frost. Temperatures -1C to 1C. Winds a light NNW breeze.
Friday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 0C to 2C. Winds a light NNW breeze. A dry very cold day with sunny spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1024mb falling. The evening dry and night dry with clear spells. Temperatures 0C to 1C but rising overnight so only a ground frost by morning. Winds a light to gentle SSW breeze.
Saturday: A cloudy start with light to moderate rain soon arriving. Winds a light to gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C. A wet morning with light to moderate rain. The rain clearing for the afternoon with sunny spells. Winds a light SW breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb falling. The evening dry with clear spells. The night dry at first but moderate rain arriving for the early morning. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low 1C to 2C. So cold to rather cold. A widespread ground frost temperatures rising later.
Sunday: The new day begins with moderate to heavy rain some sleet possible in the peak district. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Rain quickly clearing to sunny spells and light showers. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 998mb rising slowly. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light WNW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C So average.
Monday: A dry welcome to the new week with clear spells. Temperatures 4C to 6C. Winds a light to gentle W breeze. A dry morning with sunny spells. The afternoon sees some showers locally heavy some sleet on the highest ground. Winds a moderate NNW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1002mb rising. A wet evening and night with showers at times. Winds a gentle to moderate NNW breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C so average.