General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday: Low pressure to the SW and High pressure to the NE. Rain pushing N through the day turning to Snow over the N Pennines. A few snow showers Scotland. Rather cold to average temperatures but milder in the SW. Windy generally with gusts to 40mph. Friday: Pressure low SW of Ireland and another Low over SE England with moderate to heavy rain edging NE. Wintry showers Scotland and NE England. Windy around the coasts with gusts to 40mph. Saturday: Low pressure over SW England and NE England. Rain E coast of England and Scotland Snow on Scottish hills. More rain S coasts. Milder air trying to push further N. Windy E coast of Scotland with gusts to 40mph. Sunday: Low pressure over Yorkshire moving NW. Rain S midlands northwards. Showers SW England. Average to rather mild S England and N Ireland. Rather cold to average Scotland and N England. Windy around NE coasts with gusts to 40mph. Monday: A new low pressure moving towards SW England. Moderate to heavy rain moving slowly NE. Dry and cloudy ahead of it. Average temperatures.
Local Summary for the next five days: The models still struggling badly and are probably performing the worst I've seen for a decade or so. At the moment a trend towards milder weather is still indicated slightly delayed but still turning milder over the weekend. The weather remaining unsettled with rain or showers at times. Winds light to gentle breezes possibly moderate at times Thursday. The pattern is now showing another shift with Low pressures tracking further S again. Whether this turns up is another matter. Those looking for some sunshine like myself it looks like we are out of luck.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 991mb falling slowly. Temperatures 5C. Winds a light ENE breeze. The evening and night dry, misty and cloudy again. Winds a gentle E breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C. So rather mild.
Thursday: A dry cloudy rather mild welcome to the new day. Winds a gentle to moderate E breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. Rain and hill sleet arriving by mid morning turning moderate in nature. Winds a gentle to moderate ESE breeze. Temperatures falling to 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 986mb rising slowly. The evening sees the rain turn light and showery. The night has a few early light showers then dry and cloudy. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average.
Friday: The end of week starts dry and cloudy. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 4C. Rain arriving by mid morning and turning moderate lasting through the day. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 988mb rising. The evening and night sees further the rain perhaps some hill sleet later. Winds a light NE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average.
Saturday: The new weekend begins with light to moderate rain some sleet in the peak district. Temperatures 3C to 4C. Winds a light NNW breeze. rain with hill sleet finally dying away by the afternoon then dry and cloudy. Winds a light ESE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C. So cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising. The evening soon sees more rain arrive lasting through the night. Winds a light E breeze. Overnight low 4C to 6C so rather mild to mild.
Sunday: The new day begins with moderate rain. Temperatures 5C to 8C. Winds a light NE breeze. Rain through the morning turning showery by the afternoon. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 9C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb steady. Light showers soon dying away then a dry evening and night some clear spells before turning cloudy again. Overnight low 4C to 6C so rather mild to mild. Winds a light SSE breeze.
Monday: Dry and cloudy welcome to the new week. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 7C. A dry morning but cloudy. Showery rain arriving for the afternoon. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 998mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry and turning quickly dry but remaining cloudy. Winds a light to gentle E breeze. Overnight low 4C. So rather mild.