General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: High pressure over the SW of the UK and Low pressure to the NE. Some light showers over N Scotland. Dry with sunny spells elsewhere. Cold to rather cold. Thursday: Low pressure over Norway pushing a cold front S with a band of light showers moving S during the day and dying away as it does so. Wintry showers Scotland following. Cold to rather cold. Windy N facing coasts with gusts to 60mph. Breezy inland. Friday: Low pressure over Norway feeding wintry showers onto N facing coasts. A band of light rain, sleet and Snow from N Ireland into S Wales and Central S England for a time. Windy generally with gusts to 50mph on the coasts. Very cold to cold across the UK. Saturday: A very cold NNW breeze across the country. Snow showers onto N facing coasts. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Windy on N facing coasts with gusts to 50mph. Sunday: A weak low pushes some rain and sleet showers into the SW during the day. Snow showers N of Scotland. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Very cold. Windy E coast.
Local Summary for the next five days: A very rare spell of winter arriving from Thursday after some light showers. Apart from Thursday the outlook is now dry with sunny spells and hard overnight frosts from Saturday night. Cold to rather cold and very cold from Friday. Winds light to gentle breezes except Thursday when could be moderate for a time. Turning mild and wet later next week.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1035mb steady. Temperatures 3C. Winds a light N breeze. The evening and night dry and fairly cloudy a few clear spells. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold. A patchy air and widespread ground frost. Winds a light WNW breeze.
Wednesday: A dry, chilly and clear start to the day. Winds a light W breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1020mb falling rapidly. The evening and night dry with clear spells turning cloudy later. Winds a gentle to moderate W breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C. So average with a patchy ground frost before cloud increases.
Thursday: The new day begins dry and cloudy. Winds a moderate WNW breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C. The morning sees sunny spells and light showers. The afternoon dry with sunny spells. Winds a gentle to moderate NW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb steady. The evening and night dry with variable cloud and clear spells. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Overnight low -1C to 0C so rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Friday: The new day starts dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Temperatures 0C to 2C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. So very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Overnight low -2C to -1C so cold to rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Saturday: A dry clear welcome to the weekend and cold. Temperatures -1C to 0C. Winds a gentle NW breeze. A dry very cold day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1014mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells and a hard frost. Winds a light WNW breeze. Overnight low -3C to -2C so very cold to cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Sunday: The day starting dry and clear. Temperatures -2C to -1C. Winds a light WNW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light W breeze. Temperatures 2C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1020mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Overnight low -3C to -2C so very cold to cold. A widespread air and ground frost. Winds a light NW breeze.