General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Saturday: High pressure over the country so dry with sunny spells and cold to rather cold. Light winds. Rather cold to average temperatures. Sunday: Deep low pressure to the SE of Iceland pushing Rain, Sleet and Snow E. The Snow turning to rain away from Scottish hills. Windy around E and W coasts with gusts 40mph. Temperatures cold to rather cold rising later in the W. Monday: Low pressure over Norway with the UK in a moderate WNW flow and light NW flow over Scotland. Showers in the W wintry over the higher ground pushing E. Sunny Spells between the showers. Temperatures cold to rather cold N Yorkshire northwards to rather cold to average elsewhere. Tuesday: High pressure ridging in from the NW. So rather cold and dry with sunny spells. However the SW sees some rain later in the day. Breezy on the E coast. Wednesday: Low pressure to the SW and high pressure to the NE. The UK mostly dry with sunny spells bar some rain in the SW later. Rather cold temperatures. Windy in the SW and Ireland with gusts to 55mph.
Local Summary for the next five days: A break to dry weather looks to be on the cards for Tuesday and Wednesday. Before then changeable with rain, sleet and hill snow and also some sunny spells. Temperatures generally below average. Winds light to gentle breezes except Sunday where they maybe moderate for a time.
Friday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb rising rapidly. Temperatures 2C. Winds a gentle NNE breeze. Rain and Sleet and hill Snow dying quickly away then a dry evening and night with clear spells and turning icy. Overnight low -2C to -1C so cold to rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost. Winds a light NNW breeze.
Saturday: Dry, cold and icy with clear spells to begin the new weekend. Winds a light NW breeze. Temperatures -1C to 0C. A dry cold day with sunny spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 4C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. The evening dry with clear spells. The night turning cloudy with sleet and snow by morning. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C. So rather cold to average with a widespread ground and patchy air frost.
Sunday: Rather cold with moderate rain and hill sleet. Winds a gentle S breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. Rain clearing by mid morning with sunny spells developing before another spell of rain and hill sleet by late afternoon. Winds a light to gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb falling. The evening sees rain with hill sleet clearing by the evenings end. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle to moderate W breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average with a patchy ground frost.
Monday: The new week starting dry with clear spells. Some wintry showers in the peak district. Winds a gentle W breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so rather cold. A dry day morning with sunny spells away from the peak district which has further wintry showers. The afternoon sees a more widespread light showers wintry over the highest ground. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 998mb rising slowly. Any showers quickly clearing then a dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average with a patchy ground frost.
Tuesday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 3C to 4C. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light NNE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light ENE breeze. Overnight low -1C to 0C so rather cold with a patchy air frost and widespread group frost.
Wednesday: The new day dry with clear spells. Temperatures 0C. Winds a light ENE breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb falling slowly. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average with a widespread ground frost and patchy air frost. Winds a gentle ESE breeze.