General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Monday: Low pressure to the N pushing showers into the W dry in the E with sunny spells. Mild across England to average Scotland. Windy in the NW with gusts to 50mph to 60mph in N Scotland breezy elsewhere. Tuesday: Low pressure over NE Scotland over the UK. Colder air pushing slowly SE while moderate to heavy rain pushes N over the UK. Snow Scottish Hills. Average to rather mild England to rather cold to average Scotland. Wednesday: A weak ridge of high pressure over the country before the next weather front approaching the W. Dry with sunny spells rain later in the W. Cold to rather cold. Breezy in the W light to gentle breezes inland. Thursday: Low pressure over the SW of the UK pushing heavy rain slowly NE. Dry with sunny spells E Scotland and NE England. Light Showers W Scotland and N Ireland. Rather cold to average across the UK. Friday: Low pressure to the NE and another to the SW. Showers S UK while dry with sunny spells S Yorkshire to N Ireland and W Scotland. Rain and Sleet N and E Scotland. Windy NE coast breezy in the channel.
Local Summary for the next five days: A brief mild spell coming Sunday night to Tuesday but returning to rather cold conditions by day on Wednesday while night temperatures mostly above normal except Tuesday. A changeable outlook with sunny spells or longer spells of rain. Winds light to gentle breezes except overnight Sunday into Monday. Frosts Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Sunday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 998mb falling. Temperatures 6C. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Showers or longer spells of rain through the evening these clearing overnight to clear spells by mornings. Winds a moderate SW breeze with gusts to 40 mph. Overnight low 8C to 9Cso very mild.
Monday: The week starts dry and very mild. Winds a gentle possibly moderate SW breeze. Temperatures 9C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 8C to 10C. So average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising slowly. A dry evening and night with variable cloud and clear spells. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Overnight low 6C to 8C so mild to very mild.
Tuesday: A dry mild to very mild start to the new day with clear spells. Temperatures 7C to 9C. Winds a gentle S breeze. The morning turning cloudy with moderate rain arriving by midday lasting into the afternoon. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Temperatures 8C to 10C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb rising. The evening and night sees the rain quickly clearing by the end of the evening followed by clear spells and patchy cloud. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average. A patchy air frost and widespread ground frost.
Wednesday: Midweek sees a dry chilly start with clear spells. Temperatures 1C to 2C. Winds a light WSW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average. Winds a gentle possibly moderate SSW breeze.
Thursday: A showery start to the day. Winds a gentle S breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Showers quickly clearing then dry with sunny spells and building cloud bringing heavy rain by mid afternoon. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 990mb rising slowly. The evening and night has further rain until morning when it clears to the N. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C. So rather mild.
Friday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a light to gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. A mostly dry day with sunny spells. A few isolated showers in the afternoon. Winds a light S breeze. Temperatures 5C to 7C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising. Well scattered showers for the evening and night. Winds a light ENE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 5C so average to rather mild.