General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Sunday: Low pressure to SW of Ireland and another over SW England into France. Heavy rain in the SW. Showers in the E and NE of the UK wintry over hills. Windy around E and N coasts but gentle breezes inland. Rather cold to average. Monday: Low pressure to the W Ireland with rain and hill sleet crossing the UK with Snow on the highest ground. Windy in the W with gusts to 50mph.generally. Cold to rather cold. Tuesday: Low pressure in the SW moving slowly N. This should be the next named storm. Very heavy rain in the W and moderate to heavy rain in the E moving N. Windy but very windy in the SW and S later with gusts to 60mph to 65mph Elsewhere gusts to 40 to 45mph. Cold to rather cold across the country but briefly mild in the SW. Wednesday: Low pressure W of Scotland with gusts to 55 mph. Showers or longer spells of rain in the W and Scotland. Dry in central to E areas. Rather cold Scotland to average elsewhere. Thursday: Low pressure to the W of Ireland. Generally windy with moderate to heavy rain moving NE. Rather cold to average across the UK.
Local Summary for the next five days: The models again reduce the cold once more, that said it will be rather cold by day Monday and Tuesday. So yet again confidence remains low from Monday. Temperatures cold to rather cold Sunday to Tuesday that back to average from Wednesday. Nights either side of average. Still unsettled with rain at times and some hill sleet possible and maybe some snow in the peak district Monday into early Tuesday. Winds light to gentle breezes but moderate at times for Tuesday too Thursday.
Saturday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 994mb falling slowly. Temperatures 6C. Winds a light to gentle ENE. The evening dry with clear spells. The night dry at first with building cloud bring light showery rain after midnight. Overnight low 4C to 5C so rather mild. Winds a gentle ESE breeze.
Sunday: A cloudy start with light showers. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. A cloudy day with some isolated light showers. Winds a gentle E breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising. The evening dry and night dry and cloudy. Winds a light ENE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C. So average to rather mild.
Monday: A dry cloudy welcome to the new week. Winds a light ESE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C. A dry cloudy day. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 986mb falling. The evening starting dry but rain and sleet with snow in the peak district quickly arriving. The night sees rain and hill sleet with Snow in the peak district turning heavy and lasting through the night. Winds a moderate ESE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average with a patchy ground frost.
Tuesday: A cloudy start with heavy rain and hill sleet. Winds a moderate ESE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 4C. A wet day with any sleet turning to rain and heavy at times through day. Winds a moderate ESE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 976mb falling. The evening and night sees further rain at times. Winds a moderate to fresh SW breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average to rather mild.
Wednesday: Midweek begins cloudy with showers at times. Temperatures 5C to 6C. Winds a moderate SSW breeze. Dry with sunny spells from mid morning. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb rising. The evening dry and turning cloudy. The night dry at first a risk of light shower after midnight. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average to rather mild.
Thursday: The new day sees a few light showers to start. Temperatures 4C to 6C. Winds a gentle SE breeze. A dry morning turning cloudy with moderate rain for the afternoon. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 984mb rising slowly. The evening and night sees further rain light to moderate in nature. Overnight low 4C to 6C so rather mild to mild. Winds a light S breeze.