General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday: Low pressure over NW France and another to the NW of Ireland. Rain, Sleet and Hill Snow over Yorkshire turning to rain and dying slowly away. Showery rain N Ireland. Windy in the SW and E facing coasts with gusts 45mph to 50mph. Temperatures cold to rather cold but average in the far S and SW. Friday: Low pressure to the NW pushing rain and showers NE. Turning milder as well. Windy generally with WSW winds and gusts to 45mph. Saturday: UK in a WSW air flow and rather mild to mild. Sunny spells but rain and showers in the W later pushing E. Breezy generally across the UK. Sunday: The UK in a WSW air flow with a cold front across S England. This bringing moderate rain at times before turning showery. Showers W Scotland and N Ireland. Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Rather mild to mild. Monday: A ridge of high pressure over the country so dry with sunny spells for England. Some light Showers Scotland. Breezy generally. Average to rather mild temperatures.
Local Summary for the next five days: The last hurrah for winter Wednesday night into Thursday with some rain, sleet and snow around. After that a changeable outlook with sunny spells, showers or longer spells of rain and turning rather mild to mild by day and rather mild to very mild by night. Winds light to gentle breezes but for Friday they may become moderate at times.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb falling. A dry evening but cloudy. The night cloudy with rain, sleet and snow in the peak district arriving before midnight becoming moderate to heavy by morning. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold to average with a widespread ground frost and patchy air frost. Winds a gentle ENE breeze.
Thursday: A wintry start with moderate rain, sleet and hill Snow. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. Rain, sleet and Snow becoming light and turning to rain. DRy by the afternoon. Winds a light NW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 3C so very cold to cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1006mb rising. The evening dry with clearing skies. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low 1C to 2C rising later. So average with a widespread ground frost.
Friday: The working week ending with a dry and cloudy start. Winds a light SSW breeze. Temperatures 3C. SA day of light showers with more prolonged rain later in the afternoon. Winds a moderate WSW breeze. Temperatures 9C to 10C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising slowly. The evening and night sees further showery rain. Winds a light to gentle WSW breeze. Overnight low 6C to 7C so mild.
Saturday: The new weekend starting with light rain and mild. Winds a light to gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 8C to 10C. Dry form mid morning with some sunny spells. Winds a gentle SW breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C so rather mild to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb steady. A showery evening and night to come. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Overnight low 10C so exceptionally mild.
Sunday: Cloudy with light showers to begin the day and very mild. Temperatures 11C. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Turning dry with sunny spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C so rather mild to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb steady. The evening and night see a spell of showers prolonged at times. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Overnight low 6C to 7C so mild.
Monday: The new day begins dry and cloudy. Temperatures 7C to 8C. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 10C to 11C so rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. A dry evening but turning cloudy. The night cloudy and dry. Overnight low 8C to 9C so very mild. Winds a gentle SSW breeze.