General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Friday: Pressure low SW of Ireland with moderate rain edging NE. Wintry showers Scotland and NE England. Windy around the coasts with gusts to 40mph. Saturday: Low pressure over SW England and Ireland. Rain Wales, SW England, S England, SE England and the Borders. Scotland still seeing Snow over Scottish hills. Milder air pushing further N. Windy E coast of Scotland with gusts to 40mph. Sunday: Low pressure W of Ireland. Rain Borders and Scotland moving N and a few showers in the SW. Dry and cloudy elsewhere. Average to rather mild temperatures. 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. Tuesday: Low pressure to the W of Ireland and further rain moving NE during the day. Average temperatures. Windy in places with gusts to 40mph.
Local Summary for the next five days: The models are 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 remains with nights becoming mild to very mild while days become average to rather mild. The last cold to rather cold day Friday. The weather remaining unsettled with rain or showers at times. Winds light to gentle breezes.Today the models show Low pressures tracking further N again. Those looking for some sunshine like myself it looks like we are out of luck. Confidence beyond 48hrs is low.
Thursday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 986mb steady. Temperatures 2C. Winds a light to gentle ENE breeze. The evening see further rain turning light and showery. The night sees another band of light to moderate rain arriving lasting into the early hours. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 2C to 3C so average
Friday: The end of week starts wet with moderate rain. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 3C to 5C. Rain through out the day. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 984mb rising. The evening and night sees further the rain clearing by the early hours. Remaining cloudy. Winds a light SSE breeze. Overnight low 4C to 6C so rather mild to mild.
Saturday: The new weekend starts dry and cloudy. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a light SSE breeze. A dry cloudy morning but rain returning for the afternoon. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C. So average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 994mb rising. The evening wet with further rain. The night wet until the early hours when the rain clears to the N remaining cloudy. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C so rather mild to mild.
Sunday: The new day dry begins dry with a few clear spells. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a light SSW breeze. A dry mostly cloudy day. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 8C to 10C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb steady. A dry mostly cloudy evening and night to come. Overnight low 5C to 6C so rather mild to mild. Winds a light SE breeze.
Monday: Dry and fairly cloudy welcome to the new week. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C. A dry day but mostly cloudy. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 8C to 9C so average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1002mb falling. The evening and night dry see a return of light showers or longer spells of rain. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Overnight low 6C to 7C. So mild to very mild.
Tuesday: A showery mild start to the new day. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 6C. A dry cloudy morning with rain arriving by mid afternoon. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 986mb rising slowly. A wet evening and night to come with moderate to heavy rain clearing by morning. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low 7C to 8C so very mild.