General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Saturday: A slack area of low pressure over the UK. Rain clearing from England during the day. Wintry showers over Scottish hills. Cold to rather cold. Light winds except in the SE where it still will be windy with gusts to 50mph. Sunday: A deep area of low pressure pushing SE from N Ireland during the day. A wet day with showers or longer spells of rain. Snow Scottish hills. Windy in the W and just off the E coast with gusts to 50mph. Cold to rather cold across the UK. Monday: Low pressure over the SE. So a cold to rather cold day with some Showers. Windy in the W with gusts to 50mph. Tuesday: A ridge of high pressure builds in. Apart from light showers down the E coast dry with sunny spells. Cold to rather cold. Breezy around the E coast. Wednesday: A weak weather front pushes light showery rain E during the day. Still cold to rather cold. Breezy NW Scotland.
Local Summary for the next five days: The weather for the next five days less cold than previous days but still by day cold to rather cold. The weekend sees some longer spells of rain and some sunny spells for the afternoon. After that Light showers or light rain Monday and Wednesday. Dry with sunny spells for Tuesday. Nights generally average to below with frosts Early Friday night, Monday and Tuesday. Light to gentle breezes.
Friday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1024mb falling slowly. Temperatures 2C. Winds a light SSW breeze. The evening dry with plenty of high cloud but some clear spells. The night dry at first but light rain arriving by morning. Temperatures 0C to 2C but rising overnight so only a patchy ground frost by morning. Winds a gentle SSW breeze.
Saturday: A cloudy start with light to moderate rain. Winds a gentle possibly moderate SSW breeze. Temperatures 4C. A wet morning with light to moderate rain. The rain clearing for the afternoon with sunny spells following. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb falling. The evening and night dry with clear spells but turning cloudier by morning. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C. So rather cold to average. A patchy ground frost.
Sunday: The new day begins with light to moderate rain. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Rain through the morning clearing to sunny spells in the afternoon. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 988mb falling slowly. A dry evening with clear spells at first but cloud building. The night sees rain slowly arrive from the N. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C So average.
Monday: A wet welcome with showery rain. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a light to gentle NE breeze. A day of sunny spells and light showers. Winds a gentle N breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light NW breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so rather cold with a ground frost in places.
Tuesday: The new day starts dry with clear spells. Temperatures 3C to 4C. Winds a light to gentle NW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Temperatures 6C to 7C so cold to rather cold. Winds a light NNW breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening and night dry with variable cloud and clear spells. Temperatures 1C to 2C so cold to rather cold. A widespread ground frost. Winds a light SSW breeze.
Wednesday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 2C to 3C. Winds a light SSW breeze. A dry morning with some spells. A few light showers for the afternoon. Winds a light SSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb steady. The evening sees a spell of light showery rain. The night dry with clear spells and variable cloud. Temperatures 5C to 6C so average. Winds a light SSW breeze.