Weather and climate change

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Further wind and rain. More settled in the south later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Heavy rain will move eastwards across central parts of the United Kingdom overnight, with strong winds affecting Northern Ireland, England and Wales for a time. Rain easing across northeast Scotland. Otherwise clear spells. Frost and icy patches in the north.

Monday:

Brighter for many on Monday with sunny spells, and lighter winds. However, some cloud and showers in the north and northwest. Wet and windy weather returning in the west later.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Tuesday will be another unsettled day with showers, and more persistent rain in the north. Turning brighter, but colder from the northwest into Wednesday. More rain moving southeast on Thursday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sun 10 Dec 2023

For most locations a continuing trend to more settled weather into the weekend as high pressure builds close to the southwest of the UK, though Scotland likely remaining in a more wet and windy regime with westerly winds. As such, the wettest weather likely across western high ground, mainly in Scotland and occasionally parts of Northern Ireland and northwest England. Settled conditions in the south with average temperatures and cloudy at times with some patchy light rain, mainly near western coasts and over hills. Clearer spells favoured the south and east but these also allowing potential for fog or frost overnight. The following week sees potential for high pressure to decline allowing a return to unsettled conditions and typically average temperatures, favouring the northwest for wettest and windiest conditions.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sun 10 Dec 2023

More likely to be unsettled compared to the preceding settled spell with bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest. The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazards such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period. However, on balance conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sun 10 Dec 2023