General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Saturday: A deep low to the N of the UK brings strong winds to Scotland and the far N of England with gusts to 60mph to 80mph. Windy elsewhere with gusts to 40 to 50mph. Showers across the country. Average temperatures Scotland and N England. Rather mild to mild elsewhere. Turning cooler as the day goes on. Sunday: Pressure low over Norway. A windy showery day with NW winds. Gusts to 60mph to 70mph in places. Showers N wales, S Yorkshire northwards falling as Snow over hills and possibly to low levels Scotland. The winds meaning blizzards are possible in places. Cold to rather cold across the country. Winds easing slowly overnight night. Monday: A ridge of high pressure crosses the country in front of the next weather front. The front bringing light rain to moderate rain as it crosses the country breaking up to showers overnight as it reaches the SE. Light to gentle breezes and rather cold to average temperatures turning milder overnight. Christmas Eve: A ridge of high pressure building in so turning dry away from Scotland which sees some fronts brushing past. Light breezes away from the NW which will be windy. Rather mild. Christmas day: High pressure sits over the country so dry but cloudy. Light winds away from the NW which again will be windy. Rather mild.
Local Summary for the next five days: A fairly active spell of weather coming up with windy weather for the weekend and some Snow over the higher ground Sunday is possible. Sunday could see the winds gusting up to 55mph. For reasons only know to the Met office the system isn't being named. Apart from the wind the weather will be changeable with rain or showers intermixed with sunny spells until Christmas Eve when will turn cloudy but rather mild. The cloudy rather mild weather lasting over Christmas. So the weather taking a quiet break over Christmas as well.
Friday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1010mb rising slowly. Temperatures 7C. Winds a light SW breeze. The evening sees the light rain clear then the night dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather mild.
Saturday: A dry cloudy welcome to the weekend away from the peak district which may see some light rain. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a gentle possibly moderate WSW breeze. A dry morning with sunny spells away from the moors which may see some light showers. The afternoon some light showers generally for a short while. Turning windy from midday. Winds a moderate to fresh WSW breeze gusts to 45mph these backing to W by the afternoon. Temperatures 11C to 12C. So rather mild to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb falling slowly. A few light showers near the moors otherwise dry with clear spell through the evening and night these becoming widespread after midnight into the the early hours. Winds a moderate to fresh WNW breeze gusts to 45mph. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average.
Sunday: The day kicks off on a windy showery note. Winds a fresh WNW breeze with gusts to 50mph. Temperatures 4C to 5C. A shower morning and some sunny spells. Some Snow and Sleet over the higher ground and a chance of some lived short blizzards. Dry by the afternoon with sunny spells. Winds a fresh WNW breeze. Gusts to 50mph to 55mph. Temperatures 5C to 6C so rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising rapidly. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds moderating to a moderate NW breeze with gusts to 35 to 40mph. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average.
Monday: A dry start to the Xmas week. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Winds a gentle NW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle WNW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1022mb falling slowly. The evening and night see light to moderate rain turning showery after midnight. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low an average 4C.
Christmas Eve: Dry but cloudy to begin the day. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a light SW breeze. A dry day but mostly cloudy. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 11C. So rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1024mb rising. The evening and night dry but cloudy. Overnight low 7C to 9C so mild to very mild. Winds a light SW breeze.
Christmas Day: A dry, mild and cloudy beginning to the day. Temperatures 8C to 10C. Winds a light SW breeze. A dry mostly cloudy day. Winds a light to gentle SSW breeze. Temperatures 10C to 11C so rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1032mb rising slowly. The evening sees and night dry and cloudy. Winds a light SW breeze. Temperatures 5C so rather mild.