General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: Low pressure W of Ireland. Dry with sunny spells across the UK. Rather cold to average temperatures. Breezy in the W and NE. Thursday: Low pressure to the W of Ireland. Generally windy around the coasts with gusts 40mph. Dry and fairly cloudy some light showers on the NE coast. Rather cold to average across the UK. Friday: Low pressure moving towards the W of Ireland with rain moving slowly NE across the UK. Some Snow Scottish hills. Windy around the coasts with gusts to 40mph to 45mph. Rather cold to average. Saturday: Low pressure over SW Ireland with showers across the UK. Snow Scottish hills. Windy around the coasts gusts to 40mph. Rather cold to average temperatures. Sunday. Little change as further bands of rain cross the UK. Windy around the coasts gusts to 50mph. Rather cold to average temperatures.
Local Summary for the next five days: The coming five days look to remain unsettled with rain at times but some welcome sunny spells on Wednesday. Temperatures close to average day and night. Winds light to gentle breezes. No sign of any major change in this pattern and certainly no cold easterly on the cards.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 982mb rising quickly. Temperatures 6C. Winds a light SE breeze. The evening has a few light showers. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 4C so average to rather mild with a patchy ground frost.
Wednesday: Midweek begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 3C to 5C. Winds a light S breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light ESE breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average with a widespread ground frost and patchy air frost.
Thursday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 1C to 3C. Winds a light E breeze. A dry day with some sunny spells. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 6C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb steady. The evening dry but turning cloudy. The night dry until morning when light rain arrives. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average with a patchy ground frost. Winds a gentle SE breeze.
Friday: A damp start with light rain. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C. A day of light showers to come and mostly cloudy. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 988mb steady. The evening and night see some further outbreaks of rain. Winds a E breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C. So average to rather mild.
Saturday: A wet welcome with light showery rain. Winds a light ENE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Light rain clearing in the morning then dry and cloudy. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb falling. The evening and night dry but mostly cloudy. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 3C so average
Sunday: A cloudy dry start. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. A wet morning with moderate rain clearing by mid afternoon. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light SE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average with a patchy ground frost.