General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday: Low pressure over Norway pushing a cold front S with a band of light showers moving S during the day and dying away as it does so. Wintry showers Scotland following. Cold to rather cold. Windy N facing coasts with gusts to 60mph. Breezy inland. Friday: Low pressure over Norway feeding wintry showers onto N facing coasts. A band of showery rain, sleet and Snow from N Ireland into Wales and SW England for a time. Windy generally with gusts to 50mph on the coasts. Very cold to cold across the UK. Saturday: A very cold NNW breeze across the country. Snow showers onto N facing coasts. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Windy on N facing coasts with gusts to 50mph. Sunday: Winds swing more to the NW with wintry showers W facing coasts and into the N of Scotland. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Very cold. Windy W and E coasts. Monday: A change in the High pressure position brings the winds back to a more NNW air flow so showers on W facing coasts and returning to the E coast. Dry inland with sunny spells. Very cold.
Local Summary for the next five days: A very rare spell of winter arriving from Thursday after some light showers. Thursday seems some early light rain then quickly dry. The latest model run returns to an idea of some rain, sleet and snow overnight Thursday. Otherwise the outlook is dry, very cold to cold with sunny spells and hard overnight frosts from Friday night. Winds light to gentle breezes except Thursday when could be moderate for a time. Turning less cold and wet later next week.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1021mb falling rapidly. Temperatures 3C. Winds a light and variable breeze. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Cloudy late in the night. Winds a gentle to moderate W breeze. Overnight low 1C to 3C. So average with a patchy ground frost before cloud increases.
Thursday: The new day begins with some light rain. Winds a moderate WNW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. The morning quickly dry with sunny spells. The afternoon dry with sunny spells. Winds a gentle to moderate NW breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb steady. The evening but turning cloudy. The night sees rain quickly arrive this turning to snow in the early hours on higher ground. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 2C so rather cold to average with a widespread air and ground frost.
Friday: The new day starts dry with clear spells and icy patches on untreated surfaces. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 3C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures falling back to 1C to 2C. So very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb steady. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Overnight low -2C so cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Saturday: A dry clear welcome to the weekend and cold. Temperatures -1C. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. A dry very cold day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells and a hard frost. Winds a light NW breeze. Overnight low -3C to -2C so very cold to cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Sunday: The day starting dry and clear. Temperatures -2C to -1C. Winds a light NW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light WNW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Overnight low -2C to -1C so cold. A widespread air and ground frost. Winds a light NW breeze.
Monday: A dry, chilly and clear start to the day. Winds a light NW breeze. Temperatures -1C to 0C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1020mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low -3C to -2C. So very cold to cold with a widespread air and ground frost.