General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days:Friday: Low pressure to the far SW pushing very heavy rain over the Midlands and S England into S Yorkshire during the day. Dry to the N of this with sunny spells. Light coastal showers Scotland. Windy England with gusts to 50mph. Cold to rather cold Scotland into S Midlands. Average to rather mild in the far S. Saturday: High pressure building in so turning dry across most of the country but mostly cloudy. Breezy generally away from the coasts which will be windy. Cold to rather cold temperatures. Sunday: High pressure pulling back to the NW allowing the winds to swing more to NE. A weak front bringing light rain and hill snow to Scotland dying away as it moves S. Sunny spells for the rest of the country. Very cold to rather cold. Breezy N faces coasts and coasts in the SW. Monday: High pressure still to the NW leaving the UK in a NNW air flow in the E and a NNW flow in the SW. Showers down the E coast possibly wintry if the push in over the moors. Very cold to cold across the UK. Windy E coasts with gusts to 50 mph. Tuesday: Low pressure more in charge with winds swinging to NW or WNW feeding light showers into W and SW of England. Wintry showers NE Scotland. Still very cold to cold across the UK.
Local Summary for the next five days: The big change in the coming five days is the change eventually to very colder weather starting Friday. The next band of rain arrives overnight Thursday and lasts through Friday. The exact track N has changed again with a push further N which delays the cold air slightly. The uncertainty means that how much heavy the rain will be is still up in the air. There is also still a very small risk of some wintry weather over the peaks if the rain is heavy enough to cool the air. The weekend sees early rain then turning dry with sunny spells developing for Sunday. On today’s run the winds don't fall light overnight Saturday or Sunday so frosts are delayed until Monday. Monday seeing the first widespread ground and air frosts of the autumn. Temperatures day well below average for Saturday and Sunday while nights are around average. Monday and Tuesday see the nights also well below average. Next week looks mostly cold to rather cold by day and night. Windy Friday otherwise light to gentle breezes. The length of the cold spell is uncertain it's possible a return to milder conditions by next weekend.
Thursday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1007mb rising slowly. Temperature 9C. A dry evening but turning cloudy. The night cloudy with light rain by midnight lasting through the early hours. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 8C to 9C. So rather mild.
Friday: A damp start with moderate rain. Temperatures 9C to 10C. Winds a gentle to moderate ENE breeze. A day of rain turning very heavy by the afternoon. Winds a moderate possibly fresh ENE breeze gusts to 50mph. Temperatures falling to 6C to 7C so very cold to cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb rising slowly. Very heavy rain becoming moderate to heavy by the evenings end. The night sees moderate to heavy rain turning showery by morning. A small possibly this being wintry over the peak district for a time. Winds a gentle to moderate ENE breeze. Overnight low 4C to 7C so rather cold to average.
Saturday: The new weekend starts with showery rain. Temperatures 6C to 8C. Winds a gentle possibly moderate ENE breeze. Rain clearing mid morning but remaining cloudy. Temperatures 7C to 9C so cold to rather cold. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with clear spells developing. Temperatures 6C to 7C so average. Winds a gentle NNE breeze.
Sunday: The new day begins dry with clear spells. Temperatures 7C to 8C. Winds a light to gentle NE breeze. A dry cold day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle NNE breeze. Temperatures 7C to 9C. So cold to rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening and night dry with clear spells and some patchy cloud. Temperatures 4C to 5C so rather cold with a patchy ground frost. Winds a light NNW breeze.
Monday: A dry start with clear spells. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures falling to 5C to 6C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1024mb falling. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light WNW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C. So very cold. A widespread ground frost and patchy air frost.
Tuesday: The new day begins dry frosty with clear spells. Winds a light WNW breeze. Temperatures 1C to 2C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light NW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. A dry evening and night with clear spells and patchy cloud. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C. So very cold with a widespread ground frost and patchy air frost.