General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: Low pressure moving slowly E towards Holland. Dry with sunny spells away from some Rain, Sleet and Snow over Scotland and NE England. Light rain into SW later. Very cold to cold Scotland, N England to rather cold from Yorkshire southwards and Ireland. Windy E coast with gusts to 50mph. Gentle to moderate breezes elsewhere. Thursday. A low of S Ireland pushes rain NE turning to sleet and Snow over Yorkshire later. Windy in the S with gusts to 60mph later and 70 to 80mph in the Channel.Very cold Scotland to cold England. Mild in the far S overnight. Friday: A deep low over N France with a moderate NW wind across the midlands southward with gusts to 40 to 50mph. The E coast sees E to NE fresh breeze with gusts to 50mph. Rain, hill Snow clearing the E late in the afternoon. Light to gentle breezes N Ireland and Scotland. Wintry showers in the W. Very cold to cold across the UK. Saturday: A ridge of high pressure over the W of the UK so dry with Sunny spells in the W into central areas. Wintry showers on the E coasts and windy still. Very cold to cold. Sunday: Low pressure trying to push a warm front into the UK. Wet with rain and very strong SE winds in the W with gusts to 60 mph. Rain moving slowly E during the day and turning to Snow. Snow turning to Freezing rain later. Very cold across the UK.
Local Summary for the next five days: The models changing a quite a bit on today's run. A delay in the milder weather reaching us and also storm Goretti on Thursday night to Friday morning which now lingers most of Friday. The track of Goretti is still not decided so could well end up being dry and cold. At the time of writing before then turning dry after some overnight rain and sleet Tuesday this clearing overnight then a dry Wednesday to follow. Most of Thursday dry until late afternoon when the rain and sleet arrives. The is could turn to sleet and Snow away from low ground overnight the peak district could see Snow straight from the off. Friday sees the storm linger but any Snow will eventually be confined to the peak district. Saturday dry and the next problem comes on Sunday. Originally this looked like a rain event as milder air quickly arrived. However a pool of very cold air remains so a spell of Snow in the evening this turning to rain overnight which could be freezing rain. Hard frosts returning for Saturday night otherwise the frosts less severe. Winds light to gentle breezes. Turning milder on Tuesday.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1005mb slowly. Temperatures 2C. Winds a light to gentle SSW breeze. The evening and night sees some light to moderate rain and hill sleet. This clearing in the early hours. Winds a gentle WNW breeze. Overnight low 1C so average with a ground frost and icy patches on untreated surfaces.
Wednesday: The new day dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle possibly moderate WNW breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle to moderate NW breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. So rather cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1002mb rising. A dry evening and night with clear spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low -1C to 0C so rather cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Thursday: A dry start to the new day with clear spells. Temperatures 0C to 1C. Winds a light SW breeze. The morning dry with sunny spells. The afternoon turning cloudy with rain and hill sleet arriving towards the end of the afternoon. Winds a light SE breeze. Temperatures 2C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 992mb falling. The evening rain and sleet turning moderate this possibly turning to Snow in the early hours except for the lowest ground. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Overnight low -1C to 0C so rather cold with icy patches on untreated surfaces.
Friday: The day starting wet with rain and hill Snow. Temperatures 1C. Winds a gentle NW breeze. The day seeing further rain and hill Snow although the snow becoming confined to the peak district. Winds a gentle NW breeze. Temperatures 1C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 996mb rising. The evening and dry soon dry with clear spells. Overnight low 0C so rather cold. A widespread air and ground frost. Winds a gentle NW breeze.
Saturday: A dry, cold and clear start to the day. Winds a gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 1C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Temperatures 2C so cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb steady. The evening and night dry with clear spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low -6C to -4C. So very cold with a widespread air and ground frost.
Sunday: The new day begins dry, very cold with clear spells. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures -5C to -2C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 0C so very cold. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb falling slowly. The evening turning cloudy with snow arriving by the evenings end. Snow overnight turning to rain possibly freezing by the morning. Winds a gentle SE breeze. Overnight low -1C to 0C so rather cold with icy patches on untreated surfaces.