General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Friday: Low pressure over the bay of Biscay. Showers or longer spells of rain falling as Snow over hills midlands to N England. Cold to rather cold but average in the far S. Windy Irish sea with gusts to 55mph. Saturday: High pressure over the country so dry with sunny spells and cold to rather cold. Light winds. Rather cold to average temperatures. Sunday: Deep low pressure to the SE of Iceland pushing Rain, Sleet and Snow E. The Snow turning to rain away from Scottish hills. Windy around E and W coasts with gusts 40mph. Temperatures cold to rather cold rising later in the W. Monday: Low pressure moving towards S Norway and another W of Ireland leaving the UK in a moderate W flow. Light showers in the W more persistent rain and sleet N Ireland and N England. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Temperatures cold to rather cold N Yorkshire northwards to rather cold to average elsewhere. Tuesday: High pressure ridging in from the NW. So rather cold and dry with sunny spells. However the SW sees some rain later in the day. Breezy on the E coast.
Local Summary for the next five days: A changeable outlook with rain, sleet or snow at times but also some sunny dry weather so a break from the constant wet weather. Temperatures average to just below. Winds light to gentle breezes except Monday where they maybe moderate for a time.
Thursday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 989mb steady. Temperatures 4C. Winds a light NE breeze. The evening and night sees light showery rain turning to sleet and snow over highest hills by morning. Winds a light ENE breeze. Overnight low 1C to 2C so average with a patchy ground frost.
Friday: The new day begins with rain and hill snow. Temperatures 2C to 3C. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Rain with hill sleet and snow turning moderate with Snow dropping to lower levels by the afternoon. Winds a gentle NE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 4C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb rising rapidly. Rain and Sleet and Snow dying quickly away then a dry evening and night with clear spells and turning icy. Overnight low -2C to -1C so cold to rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost. Winds a light NNW breeze.
Saturday: Dry, cold and icy with clear spells to begin the new weekend. Winds a light NW breeze. Temperatures -1C to 0C. A dry cold day with sunny spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. The evening dry with clear spells. The night turning cloudy with sleet and snow by morning. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C. So rather cold to average with a widespread ground and patchy air frost.
Sunday: Rather cold with moderate rain and hill sleet. Winds a gentle S breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. Rain clearing by mid morning with sunny spells developing and a dry day. Winds a light to gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb falling. The evening sees rain with hill sleet arriving clearing by the evenings end. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average with a patchy ground frost.
Monday: The new week starting dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. A dry day morning with sunny spells. The afternoon sees a few light showers wintry in the peak district. Winds a moderate W breeze with gusts to 40mph. Temperatures 5C to 7C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 994mb rising slowly. A band of rain with hill sleet lasting through the evening to midnight when it dies away to clear spells. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average to rather mild.
Tuesday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Winds a light NNW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle NNE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light E breeze. Overnight low -1C to 0C so rather cold with a patchy air frost and widespread group frost.