General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Saturday: Low pressure over the Irish sea with showers or longer spells of rain across the UK. Snow on Scottish hills. Windy around the NE and SW coasts with gusts to 40mph. Rather cold to average temperatures. Sunday. Low pressure over Scotland. Little change with some rain over N England into Scotland. Snow on Scottish hills. Light to gentle breezes. Rather cold to average temperatures in the N but average to rather mild Yorkshire southwards. Monday: Another low moves to the SW of the UK. This pushing rain NE across England turning showery as it does so. Another area of rain in the E moving NNW during the day. Some Hill Snow further N into Scotland later. Rather cold to average once again. Windy around the coasts with gusts to 45mph. Tuesday: Low pressure SW of Wales with rain or showers across the UK falling as Snow over Scottish Hills. Cold to rather cold S Midlands northwards to average to rather mild to the far S. Breezy inland and windy around the coasts with gusts to 40mph. Wednesday: Low pressure to the W of Ireland. Cloudy across the UK with rain moving NE from the SW during the day. Average to rather mild Ireland and from Yorkshire southwards. Rather cold to average further N. Breezy around the coasts.
Local Summary for the next five days: The models are a bit all over the place. The theme remains cloudy with rain or showers at times. Temperatures will continue to be either side of average. Winds light to gentle breezes. No sign of any major changes in this pattern and certainly no cold easterly on the cards. Things are likely to stay very much as they are until America loses it's cold weather.
Friday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 986mb steady. Temperatures 6C. Winds a light ENE breeze. The evening and night see further outbreaks of light rain arriving quickly from the SW. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C. So rather mild to mild.
Saturday: A wet welcome with light showery rain. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Showery rain clearing then dry until the afternoon when more showery rain arrives. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 7C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising slowly. The evening and night see further showers these clearing after midnight but staying cloudy. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C so rather mild.
Sunday: A cloudy dry welcome to the day. Winds a light SSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 7C. A dry cloudy morning but some light rain for the afternoon. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 8C to 9C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb steady. The evening and night have further outbreaks of light rain clearing by the early hours. Winds a light and variable breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average with a patchy ground frost.
Monday: The new week begins dry with patchy cloudy. Temperatures 3C to 4C. Winds a light SSE breeze. A dry mostly cloudy morning but light rain and hill sleet arriving in the afternoon. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb steady. The evening soon dry but cloudy. The night dry and cloudy. Winds a moderate ESE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average with a patchy ground frost.
Tuesday: The new day begins dry and again cloudy. Temperatures 3C to 4C. Winds a gentle E breeze. Rain with hill sleet arriving by mid morning lasting into the afternoon. Winds a light ENE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 4C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb steady. Rain and hill sleet clearing in the evening then a dry cloudy night to follow. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average. Winds a light SSE breeze.
Wednesday: Cloudy and dry to begin midweek. Winds a light to gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Another cloudy day but a dry one. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 7C to 9C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb steady. The evening and night see a spell of light to moderate rate dying away after midnight. Then dry and again cloudy. Winds a light to gentle ESE breeze. Overnight low 5C. So rather mild.