General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Sunday: Low pressure over NW France pushing spells of rain or showers slowly northwards across the country. Average temperatures by mild by night. Monday: Low pressure to the S of the UK with high pressure to the NE. A front lies stalled across the W with light to moderate rain Wales northwards into Scotland. Showers in the SW. Light to gentle breezes inland windy round some E facing coasts. Average temperatures. Tuesday: Low pressure to the SE of the UK and High pressure beginning to build in from the E. Mostly dry and cloudy. Rather cold to average temperatures by day. Xmas Eve: High pressure building in from the NE. Cloudy a few spots of light rain possible in N England and the far SW. Rather cold temperatures. Windy in the channel with gusts to 50mph. Xmas: High pressure over Scotland and N England. Dry and mostly cloudy windy in the SE and S with gusts to 50mph in the channel.
Local Summary for the next five days: A few changes on today's run first of all we import some milder air from the SE over the weekend this arriving with the rain Sunday evening. By Midweek as the high builds we pull in some colder air from the E. No precipitation on this run so no Snow but a chilly xmas day. A frost is the only possible white stuff on Xmas day. Apart from the rain late Sunday a dry mostly cloudy outlook after Saturday. Temperatures by day around average but dropping below on Xmas Eve. Nights returning to mild by Sunday then dropping off again from midweek. Winds light to gentle breezes. So a chilly dull Xmas on the cards.
Saturday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb falling slowly. Temperatures 6C. Winds a light ESE breeze. The evening and night mostly cloudy perhaps some drizzle on hills. Overnight low 4C to 5C so average to rather mild. Winds a light to gentle ESE breeze.
Sunday: A cloudy beginning to the day with some showers. Winds a light ENE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. A cloudy day with some showers. Winds a light ENE breeze. Temperatures 7C to 9C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1008mb steady. The evening has light to moderate rain pushing up from the SE. The night sees the moderate rain clearing by the early hours. Winds a light to gentle ENE breeze. Overnight low 7C to 8C. So mild.
Monday: The new week begins dry and cloudy and mild. Winds a light ENE breeze. Temperatures 8C to 9C. The day dry and cloudy. Winds a light E breeze. Temperatures 7C to 9C. So average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1012mb steady. The evening and night dry and cloudy. Winds a light NNE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average.
Tuesday: The new day starts dry and cloudy. Winds a light ENE breeze. Temperatures 5C. A dry cloudy day. Winds a light NE breeze. Temperatures 6C to 7C. So rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1024mb rising. The evening and night dry and cloudy. Winds a gentle NE breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C so rather mild.
Xmas Eve: Rather mild, cloudy dry welcome to midweek. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a gentle NE breeze. A dry cloudy day and rather cold. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1036mb steady. The evening and night dry and cloudy. Winds a light ENE breeze. Overnight low 0C to 2C so rather cold to average. A patchy ground frost possible in places.
Xmas day: The day starting dry and cloudy. Temperatures 1C to 2C. Winds a light NE breeze. A dry cold cloudy day. Winds a gentle ENE breeze. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1030mb steady. The evening and night dry and cloudy. Overnight low -1C to 0C so cold to rather cold. Winds a light NE breeze.