General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Tuesday: Low pressure moving SE into N England and the Borders. Rain with Snow on the hills in Scotland and N Ireland and later over the higher areas of the Pennines. The rain and hill Snow moving SE during the day and night. Any Snow turning to rain. Still very cold to cold across the UK. Wednesday: Low pressure over N France with showers or longer spells of rain in the E, 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. S England dry with sunny spells. 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 Central areas with sunny spells. Cold to rather cold. Light winds.
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 from Monday and air frosts are also possible on some nights depending on cloud cover and how windy it is. Breezy for a time overnight Tuesday into Wednesday otherwise light to gentle breezes. The weather turning less cold over the weekend but with further rain.
Monday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1025mb rising slowly. Temperatures 3C. Winds F1 Variable. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 1C. So very cold. A widespread ground frost.
Tuesday: The new day begins dry frosty with clear spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C. A dry morning with sunny spells with increasing cloud bringing light to moderate rain for the afternoon. Some sleet and wet Snow in the peak district. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1006mb falling. A wet evening and night with showery rain at times. Some sleet and snow possible in the peak district. Winds a gentle to moderate NNW breeze. Overnight low 2C 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 3C to 4C. Winds a gentle to moderate NNW breeze. The rain turning showery from mid morning and wintry over the higher ground. Winds a gentle to moderate NNW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 4C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1014mb rising. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light to gentle NNW 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 so very cold. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1018mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry and very cold with widespread air and ground frost. Temperatures -1C. Winds a light NW breeze.
Friday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 0C. Winds a light WNW breeze. A dry cold day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C. So very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. The evening dry with building cloud. The night dry and cloudy at first but rain arriving from midnight moderate in nature. Temperatures 2C to 3C but rising overnight so frost free by morning. Winds a gentle SSW breeze.
Saturday: A wet start with moderate rain. Winds a light and variable breeze. Temperatures 3C to 6C. Dry from mid morning with sunny spells. Winds a light NW breeze. Temperatures 6C very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb falling. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light WNW breeze. Overnight low 2C. So rather cold. A widespread ground frost.