General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Tuesday: High pressure ridging in from the NW. So cold to rather cold and dry with sunny spells. However the SW sees some rain later in the day. Breezy on the E coast with gusts to 50mph. 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. Cold to rather cold temperatures. Windy in the S, SW and Ireland with gusts to 55mph. Thursday: High pressure over the UK. Dry with sunny spells except for light showers on the S coasts. Breezy in the SE and windy in the channel with gusts to 50mph. Light to gentle breezes inland and temperatures rather cold to average. Friday: The UK in a SSW air flow. Rain over Scotland and Later N Ireland into N England later in the day as far S as S Yorkshire. Milder air moving E during the day. Sunny spells England and Wales. Windy generally but with gust to 60mph NW Ireland and Scotland. Saturday: UK in a WSW air flow and mild to very mild. Sunny spells England but some light showers for the afternoon. Scotland more organised rainfall and some light showers at first N Ireland. Breezy generally across the UK.
Local Summary for the next five days: Turning mostly dry for the next three days with sunny spells. Turning milder from Friday a small risk of some light rain Friday evening and some light showers Saturday afternoon. Temperatures generally below average with night time frosts until Friday night night when it becomes very mild the mild weather lasting into the weekend as spring arrives early. Winds light to gentle breezes until Friday when they become moderate for a time.
Monday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising slowly. Temperatures 5C. Winds a gentle to moderate W breeze. Any showers quickly clearing then a dry evening. The night dry at first but some sleet or snow showers in the early hours. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average with a widespread ground frost and patchy air frost.
Tuesday: The new day begins with some wintry showers. Temperatures 1C to 2C. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Dry from mid morning with sunny spells. Winds a light NNW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 4C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1014mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light ESE breeze. Overnight low -1C to 0C so rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Wednesday: The new day begins dry, frosty with clear spells. Temperatures 0C. Winds a light E breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle to moderate ESE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1002mb rising 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 to moderate E breeze.
Thursday: Dry with clear spells to begin the new day. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1018mb rising rapidly. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light S breeze. Overnight low -2C to -1C. So cold to rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Friday: The week ending dry and clear and frosty. Winds a light to gentle S breeze. Temperatures 0C to 1C. A dry day morning with sunny spells but some light rain late afternoon. Winds a gentle to moderate SSW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1014mb steady. The evening has a few light showers. The night turning dry by midnight with clear spells. Winds a gentle to moderate WSW breeze. Overnight low 8C to 9C so very mild.
Saturday: The new weekend starting dry with clear spells and very mild. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 9C to 10C. A dry morning with sunny spells. Some well scattered light showers for the afternoon. Winds a gentle possibly WSW breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C so rather mild to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb steady. Any showers quickly clearing then a dry evening. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle to moderate WSW breeze. Overnight low 10C to 11C so exceptionally mild.