General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Saturday: Low pressure over SW England and Ireland. Rain Wales, SW England, S England, SE England and the Borders and E Scotland. Scotland still seeing Snow over Scottish hills. Milder air pushing further N. Windy NE coast of Scotland and in the Channel with gusts to 40mph. Temperatures rather cold to average in the N to average to rather mild in the S. Sunday: Low pressure to the W of Ireland. Rain Scotland moving N and a few showers in the SW. Dry and cloudy elsewhere. Average to rather mild temperatures. Windy around NE Scottish coasts with gusts to 40mph. Monday: A new low pressure moving towards SW Ireland. Moderate to heavy rain moving slowly NE. Dry and cloudy ahead of it. Average temperatures. Tuesday: Low pressure to the W of Ireland and further rain moving NE during the day. Average temperatures but rather mild in the far S and SW. Windy around the coasts with gusts to 40mph. Wednesday: Low pressure over Ireland and secondary Low moving along the channel. Showers or longer spells of rain across the UK. Average temperatures in the N to average to rather mild in the S. Windy on the SW coasts with gusts to 50mph. E Scottish coasts seeing gusts to 40mph. Light to gentle breezes inland and average to rather mild temperatures generally even mild in the S.
Local Summary for the next five days: The models are still struggling unfortunately which makes forecasting a pain. The trend towards milder weather remains with nights becoming mild to very mild while days become average to rather mild and later possible mild. The weather remaining unsettled with rain or showers at times. Winds light to gentle breezes. Those looking for some sunshine like myself it looks like we are out of luck although next Thursday maybe the day we see the sun briefly. Confidence beyond 48hrs remains low.
Friday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 987mb rising slowly. Temperature 4C. Winds a light NE breeze. The evening and night sees further showery rain this clearing by the early hours. Remaining cloudy. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 5C so average to rather mild.
Saturday: The new weekend starts dry and cloudy. Temperatures 5C to 6C. Winds a light SE breeze. A dry cloudy morning but rain returning for the afternoon. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 7C in the N of the region to 10C in the SE. So average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb rising. The evening and night see further rain at times this clearing by morning. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low 6C to 8C so mild to very mild.
Sunday: The new day dry begins dry with a few clear spells. Temperatures 7C to 9C. Winds a light S breeze. A dry mostly cloudy day. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 8C to 10C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb steady. Showers arriving in the evening these clearing by the early hours. Overnight low 5C to 6C so rather mild to mild. Winds a light SSE breeze.
Monday: Dry and fairly cloudy welcome to the new week. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C. A dry and cloudy day. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb falling. The evening and night dry see a return of moderate to heavy rain turning light and showery by morning. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C. So rather mild to mild.
Tuesday: A showery mild start to the new day. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C. A dry but cloudy day from mid morning morning. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 982mb falling. A wet evening and night to come with moderate to heavy rain followed by showers for the morning. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low 6C to 8C so mild to very mild.
Wednesday: Midweek begins with showers. Winds a gentle SW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 9C. A day of showers through the day locally heavy. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 10C to 11C so rather mild to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 972mb rising. The evening and night sees more prolonged rain moderate to heavy clearing by the early hours with clear spells developing. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 7C so mild.