General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: Low pressure over Ireland and Scotland with SSW air flow across Ireland and England and a NE in the far N. Rain over N Scotland and further rain pushing NE from SW England across England later. Sunny Spells N Ireland and N England. Average to rather mild temperatures. Thursday: Heavy rain over N Ireland, N England and Scotland. Sunny spells the rest for the rest of England. Windy Scotland. Cold to rather cold Scotland. Average to rather mild N England southward. Friday: Low pressure to the far SW pushing very heavy rain over the Midlands and S England into Yorkshire. Dry to the N with sunny spells light coastal showers Scotland. Windy England with gusts to 50mph. Cold to rather cold Scotland into S Midlands. Average to rather mild the far S. Saturday: High pressure building in so turning dry across most of the country with sunny spells. A few coastal showers in the S. Breezy generally away from the coasts which will be windy. Cold to rather cold temperatures. Sunday: High pressure pulling back to the NW allowing the winds to swing more northly. A weak front bringing light rain and hill snow to Scotland dying away as it moves S. Sunny spells for the rest of the country. Cold to rather cold Breezy N faces coasts and coasts in the SW.
Local Summary for the next five days: The big change in the coming five days is the change to colder weather this being brought forward to Friday rather than Sunday. This is quite a change so confidence is low from Thursday. Before the cold air arrives still spells of showers or longer spells of rain some Dunny spells especially for Thursday. More heavy rain later Friday and turning cooler as the day goes on. The weekend sees early rain then turning dry with sunny spells. Although cold the winds strong enough overnight to prevent a frost. A warm North sea helping in that aspect as well. Temperatures by day average to rather mild but turning cooler from Friday. Rather mild to very mild by night except for Thursday night and then dipping below average. Windy Friday otherwise light to gentle breezes.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 997mb falling slowly. Temperatures 13C. Winds a light to gentle SSE breeze. The evening sees moderate to heavy rain arriving this clearing to light showers by the morning. Temperatures 11C to 12C so mild to very mild. Winds a gentle SSW breeze.
Wednesday: A dry start with clear spells. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 12C to 13C. A dry morning with sunny spells. Cloud increasing in the afternoon with light rain by mid afternoon. Winds a light SSW breeze. Temperatures to 13C to 14C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb steady. The evening sees the rain quickly clearing to the N with clear spells following. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle SW breeze. Overnight low 12C. So very mild.
Thursday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 13C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 13C to 14C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising rapidly. A dry evening and night with clear spells and patchy cloud. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 7C to 9C. So average to rather mild.
Friday: A dry start with clear spells. Temperatures 8C to 10C. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. A dry morning with early sunny spells but cloudy by midday with rain soon arriving. Rain turning very heavy from mid afternoon. Winds a moderate ENE breeze. Temperatures falling to 7C to 8C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1010mb rising slowly. Heavy rain persisting through the evening easing to light to moderate from midnight. Winds a moderate ENE breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C so rather cold to average.
Saturday: The new weekend starts with some light to moderate rain. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Rain clearing mid morning with sunny spells following. Temperatures 7C to 8 so cold. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells and variable cloud. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather cold to average. Winds a gentle NE breeze.
Sunday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a light to gentle NE breeze. A dry cold day with sunny spells. Winds a light NNW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C. So cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells and some patchy cloud. Temperatures 4C to 5C so rather cold. Winds a light NNW breeze.