General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: 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 and Windy on N facing coasts with gusts to 50mph. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. 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. Tuesday: Low pressure off the E coast of Scotland pushing a band of sleet and snow S during the day. Windy NE coasts with gusts to 50mph. Dry with sunny spells England. Very cold.
Local Summary for the next five days: The spell of cold weather lasting the next five days. Dry with sunny spells until Tuesday evening when a narrow band of sleet and snow passes through quickly. Hard frosts most nights. Winds light to gentle breezes except Saturday when could be moderate for a time. Turning less cold and wet later next week.
Thursday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1003mb falling slowly. Temperatures 3C. Winds a light to gentle W breeze. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average with a widespread ground frost and patchy air frost.
Friday: The new day starts dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C. So very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1006mb rising slowly. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Overnight low -2C to -1C so cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Saturday: A dry clear welcome to the weekend and cold. Temperatures -1C to 0C. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. A dry very cold day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle possibly moderate NW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells and a hard frost. Winds a light to gentle 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 to gentle NW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light WNW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Overnight low -4C to -3C so very cold. A widespread air and ground frost. Winds a light WNW breeze.
Monday: A dry, cold and clear start to the day. Winds a light WNW breeze. Temperatures -3C to -2C. 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. Winds a light W breeze. Overnight low -3C to -2C. So very cold to cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Tuesday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures -2C to -1C. dry day with sunny spells turning cloudy by the end of the afternoon. Winds a gentle to moderate WSW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb rising. The evening sees some sleet or snow quickly passing through. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a light W breeze. Overnight low -1C to 0C so rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost.