General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday. Storm Goretti SW of Ireland pushes rain and sleet N during the day reaching Yorkshire by the end of the evening. Turning to Snow over the Pennines. Windy in the S with gusts to 80mph to 90mph along the channel coast in SW at first easing to 60 to 70mph later. Inland 60 to 70mph.the Channel. Very cold Scotland to cold across England and Ireland. Mild in the S overnight. Friday: A deep low near the low countries with a moderate to fresh NW wind across the S yorkshire southward with gusts to 40 to 55mph. The E coast sees E to NE fresh breeze with gusts to 50mph. Rain, Pennine Snow clearing the E late in the afternoon. Light to gentle breezes N Ireland and Scotland. Showers in the W. Very cold to cold across the UK. Saturday: A ridge of high pressure over the W of the UK so dry with Sunny spells in the W into central areas. Wintry showers on the E coasts and windy still in the far S. Very cold to cold. Sunday: Low pressure pushing a front into the UK. Wet with rain and very strong SE winds in the W with gusts to 60 mph. Rain moving slowly E during the day and turning to Snow in Scotland sleet or freezing rain possible for a time further S. Very cold across the UK. Monday: Low pressure to the W pushing showers or longer spells of rain across the country. MIlder air pushing slowly N. Very cold Scotland to S Yorkshire. Rather cold Midland mild in the far S. Average N Ireland. Light breezes inland windy around coasts.
Local Summary for the next five days: The elephant in the room that is storm Goretti on Thursday night to into Friday morning which now lingers most of Friday. The track of Goretti is slightly further N and looks to be very marginal in regards to Snow. The peak district the likely spot. Friday sees further but any Snow only in the peak district. Saturday dry with sunny spells. Sunday is now mostly a rain event with sleet on higher ground. Milder air does arrive overnight. Monday dry with sunny spells by day more rain overnight and turning rather mild. Hard frosts returning for Saturday night in places which should be the last of the widespread frosts for a bit.Winds light to gentle breezes except Friday and Saturday. Turning milder on Tuesday as the cold spell ends.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1002mb rising. Temperatures 3C. Winds a gentle to moderate W breeze. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light WSW breeze by morning. Overnight low 0C so rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Thursday: A dry cloudy start to the new day. Temperatures 1C. Winds a light SSW breeze. The morning and early to mid afternoon dry but cloudy. Light rain and hill sleet arriving towards the end of the afternoon. Winds a light E breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 990mb falling. The evening sees heavy rain and sleet turning moderate this possibly turning to Snow in the early hours over the highest ground. Winds a moderate N breeze. Overnight low -1C to 1C so rather cold to average with icy patches on untreated surfaces.
Friday: The day starting wet with rain and hill Snow in the peak district. Temperatures 1C. Winds a moderate NW breeze with gusts to 40mph. The day seeing further rain and Snow in the peak district. Winds a moderate WNW breeze with gusts to 40mph. Temperatures 1C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb rising. The evening and night seeing showers at times with Snow in the peak district. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average. A widespread ground frost and patchy air frost. Winds a moderate NW breeze.
Saturday: A dry, cold and clear start to the day. Winds a gentle to moderate NW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 3C so very cold to cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light and variable breeze. Overnight low -5C to 1C. So very cold to average with a widespread ground frost and patchy air frost.
Sunday: The new day begins dry, very cold with clear spells. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures -3C to 1C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 1C to 3C so very cold to cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb falling slowly. The evening turning cloudy with rain and sleet quickly arriving. Sleet turning to rain briefly possibly freezing before temperatures rise later as the rain clears to the E. Winds a light to gentle SSE breeze. Overnight low 0C to 2C so rather cold to average with icy patches on untreated surfaces for a time.
Monday: The week starts dry with clear spells. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 4C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light SW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 7C. So rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb falling slowly. A dry evening but turning cloudy. The night wet with showers at times. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Overnight low 1C to 7C rising through the night.