General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Friday: Low pressure to the N of Scotland. Dry with sunny spells away from the W and N which see some showers. Snow over Scottish hills. A windy day generally. Cold to rather cold across the N of country to rather cold to average in the S. Saturday: Low pressure to the N and breezy day with gentle WNW to NW air flow. Light showers wintry over the high ground in the N. Rather cold to average temperatures. Sunday: A new low pressure to the N of the UK pushing light to moderate rain SE. Windy generally with gusts to 50mph in the W. Rather cold to average temperatures. Monday: A ridge of high pressure crossing the country dry before light rain pushes SE from the N. Average temperatures. Breezy in the W. Tuesday: Low pressure to the W and high pressure to the E. Rain N Ireland and W Scotland edging slowly SE and dying away as it does so. Dry with sunny spells in the E and S and rather mild to mild. Windy generally with gusts to 45 mph in exposed places.
Local Summary for the next five days: The weather unsettled at first but becoming dry from Monday with sunny spells and turning mild for Tuesday. Temperatures close to average over the weekend. Nights average but turning rather mild from Monday. Ground frosts possible Friday to Sunday. Winds light to gentle breezes except Friday where they could be moderate for a time.
Thursday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 993mb falling slowly. Temperatures 11C. Winds a moderate SSW breeze. Light to moderate rain to start the evening and windy. Winds a moderate SSW breeze gusts to to 40mph. The night sees the rain become heavy for a while before turning light and showery by morning. Winds a moderate WSW breeze with gusts to 40mph. Overnight low 4C to 9C. So rather mild to very mild.
Friday: The week ending on a wet note with light rain. Winds a moderate WSW breeze. Gusts to 40mph. Temperatures 5C to 10C. A day of sunny spells and showers. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 7C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with clear spells after sunset. Winds a light W breeze. Overnight low 2C so average with a ground frost.
Saturday: The new weekend starts chilly with sunny spells. Temperatures 3C. Winds a light WNW breeze. A dry day morning with sunny spells. The afternoon has a few light showers. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Temperatures 8C to 9C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1006mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with clear spells after sunset. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low 1C to 2C so average with a ground frost.
Sunday: The day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 2C to 3C. Winds a light SSW breeze. A dry morning with sunny spells and building cloud. This bringing light rain for the afternoon. Winds a moderate W breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising quickly. The evening sees some light rain turning showery. The night sees light showers these clearing by morning. Overnight low 1C to 2C so average. Winds a gentle WSW breeze.
Monday: The new week begins dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle SW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C. Dry with sunny spells but cloudy from midday. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 9C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1010mb falling slowly. The evening and night dry with clear spells after sunset. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Overnight low 6C to 7C so rather mild.
Tuesday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 8C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle to moderate S breeze. Temperatures 13C to 14C. So mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1010mb rising quickly. The evening and night dry with variable cloud after sunset. Winds a light SE breeze. Overnight low 4C to 6C. So rather mild to mild.