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Unsettled weather continues for the weekend
Scotland and other parts of the UK have seen their first significant snowfall of the winter.
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UK 5 day weather forecast
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Unsettled and cold with rain, sleet and some strong winds.
Today:
Rain and sleet affecting most areas at times, the rain heavy in places, and may fall as snow in places, mainly this morning. Some southern areas turning brighter by afternoon. Cold everywhere, windy for most, gales in coastal areas.
Tonight:
Further rain at times for many areas, sleet or wet snow still possible, mainly on hills. A few clearer slots with patchy frost but generally too windy and cloudy.
Saturday:
Still a lot of cloud bringing most areas some rain at times, perhaps a little wet snow for some, mainly on hills. A few brighter, drier exceptions but cold everywhere.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Showers will affect coastal districts with more persistent rain likely in the east on Tuesday. Otherwise mostly dry with sunny spells. Rather cold with overnight frost and fog.
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UK long range weather forecast
Initially settled overall with the greatest chance of rain in the east. However, there will be a steadily increasing chance of more widespread unsettled weather, bringing cloud, rain, and possibly some hill snow at first, arriving from the Atlantic. The rain, accompanied by strong winds and coastal gales at times, will likely be heaviest in the west, whilst areas further east should remain drier longer. Towards the end of the period, it is likely that things will start becoming more settled again, though outbreaks of rain or showers are still expected at times. Showers could become wintry on high ground, and perhaps at lower levels. Temperatures are likely to begin below average, but quickly trending to around average. A chance of turning colder again later in the period.
Updated:
Confidence is very low during this period, with forecast signals weak and rather mixed. On balance, most likely to remain changeable with periods of more settled and unsettled weather both likely. As such outbreaks of rain and showers likely at times, particularly in the west with some snowfall possible, but again most likely over the hills. Conversely periods of drier and more settled are probable, which would bring more widespread overnight frosts along with some fog patches. Temperatures will overall most likely be near, or a little below average, although some short-lived milder interludes are possible in the unsettled spells.
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