General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: Low pressure over N France with showers or longer spells of rain in the E of the UK, wintry over the highest ground. Drier in the W with sunny spells. Wintry showers N Ireland and N and W Scotland. Windy except Central Scotland with gusts to 50mph. Very cold to cold across the UK. Thursday: Low pressure to the E of the UK. A cold day with wintry showers down the coasts pushing inland in the E and N with Snow over Scottish hills and moors of England. Very cold to cold across the UK. Windy around the coasts. Gentle breezes inland. Friday: A ridge of high pressure sinking SE ahead of the next weather front pushing rain and hill Snow into Scotland and N Ireland. Dry across England with sunny spells. Very cold to cold again. Saturday: A slack area of low pressure over the UK. Rain clearing from the SE but more showers pushing into the W later. These wintry over Scottish hills still. Dry in N England and E Scotland with sunny spells. Cold to rather cold. Light winds. Sunday: A slack area of low pressure in charge with light to gentle W or WNW breezes. Showers and Sunny spells Snow over the higher ground in the N. Cold to rather cold across the UK.
Local Summary for the next five days: A very cold to cold five days with some Snow on higher ground mostly in the peak district but may reach lower levels later on Wednesday. Ground frosts daily and air frosts are also possible on some nights depending on cloud cover and how windy it is. Light to gentle breezes although possibly moderate early Wednesday. The weather turning less cold over the weekend but with further rain at times and still wintry possibly over the highest peaks.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1007mb falling. Temperatures 5C. Winds a light and variable breeze. The evening and night sees further showers or longer spells of rain at times. Some sleet and snow possible in the peak district. Winds a gentle to moderate NNW breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C. So rather cold to average.
Wednesday: A wet welcome to midweek with moderate rain at times. Some Sleet and Snow on the highest ground. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Winds a gentle to moderate NNW breeze. The rain with hill Snow easing through the morning with the afternoon dry with sunny spells. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb rising. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. Overnight low -2C to -1C so very cold with a widespread ground frost and air frost.
Thursday: The new day starts dry icy with clear spells. Temperatures -1C to 0C. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. A dry cold day with sunny spells. Temperatures 3C to 4C so very cold. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening and night dry and very cold with widespread ground frost and patchy air frost. Temperatures -1C to 1C. Winds a light NW breeze.
Friday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 0C to 2C. Winds a light WNW breeze. A dry very cold day with sunny spells. Winds a light SW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1020mb falling. The evening dry with building cloud. The night dry and cloudy at first but showers arriving from midnight light in nature. Temperatures 1C to 2C but rising overnight so only patchy frost by morning. Winds a light SSW breeze.
Saturday: A wet start with light to moderate rain. Winds a light SSW breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C. A wet morning with light to moderate rain. The rain clearing for the afternoon with sunny spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C very cold to cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb falling. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 1C to 2C. So cold to rather cold. A widespread ground frost.
Sunday: The new day sees light showers pushing in wintry possibly in the peak district. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C. A day of sunny spells and light showers. Winds a light WNW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb steady. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light NE breeze. Overnight low 1C. So cold with a widespread ground frost.