Weather and climate change
UK 5 day weather forecast
Headline:
Spell of heavy rain moving east. Windy and very mild.
Today:
A spell of wet and windy weather for most areas, the rain clearing eastwards this afternoon, allowing sunny spells to develop from the west, except in far north and far south. Becoming very mild except in the far north.
Tonight:
Cloud and rain in the south moving northwards across England and Wales, with an exceptionally mild night in store for southern parts. Heavy showers will affect northwestern parts later. Windy.
Thursday:
Heavy showers clearing from Scotland, then many northern areas dry with sunny intervals. Cloudier further south with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly in western areas. Very mild again.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Exceptionally mild at first. Unsettled with spells of rain and strong winds in dispersed with drier and brighter interludes. Rain heaviest over southern Scotland. Becoming colder through Sunday.
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UK long range weather forecast
A corridor of thicker cloud and rain likely moving northeastwards on Sunday, remaining mild to the southeast of this, but temperatures returning close to normal to its west. As the cloud and rain clear, northwesterly winds are likely to develop early in the following week. These winds will be strong at times, likely bring showers, and these showers will likely become wintry for at least a short time across the far north. However, moving beyond the midweek period changeable conditions with westerly winds are likely to spread across the UK. Spells of rain will be accompanied by milder conditions, these will likely be interspersed with showers and nearer average temperatures. During this time the most unsettled conditions will most likely be towards the northwest, and most settled towards the southeast.
Updated:
Unsettled conditions are most likely through much of the period with spells of rain interspersed with drier but still showery interludes. Strong winds likely at times. Early in this period there is a chance of a spell of cold weather bringing a greater chance of snow particularly to northern regions. However, near or above average temperatures are the most likely outcomes. Through the end of the period there is a greater chance of some more settled spells developing, particularly across the S. This would increase the incidence of overnight frost and fog.
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