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More rain and snow on the way
After a brief respite another spell of potentially disruptive weather is on the way for parts of the UK.
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UK 5 day weather forecast
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Mostly cloudy today with rain into the south later.
Today:
Mostly cloudy for many, cloud thick enough for a little patchy rain at times with more persistent and more widespread rain for Wales, southern England and parts of the Midlands and Northern Ireland later. Northern Scotland brighter and colder.
Tonight:
Early evening rain over Wales, southern England and parts of the Midlands and Northern Ireland spreading northwards and turning to hill snow over Scotland and northern England.
Thursday:
Mostly cloudy with some rain for many and snow over parts of Scotland and northern England, this snow mainly on hills and inland. Cold in the north, southern UK milder.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Weakening rain and hill snow moving south Friday. Mostly sunny Saturday, but rain in far south, wintry showers the far north. Snow turning to rain spreading from the west Sunday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
After a very cold but bright start to Sunday, rain will move in from the west later. Going into next week, unsettled conditions look likely to dominate, with low pressure systems moving in off the Atlantic. The weather will be changeable. Periods of rain or wintry showers, and strong winds are likely, especially in the west, with brief more settled spells in between. Westerly or southwesterly winds during this period will bring milder temperatures to most areas, but occasional interludes of cold northerly winds are possible. It will be on this boundary between colder and milder airmasses where any snowfall to lower levels could possibly occur. Towards the end of this period, we may see high pressure build over the north of the UK, bringing colder temperatures and wintry outbreaks.
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Although confidence at this range is low, current signals suggest that high pressure could be positioned over the north of the UK during this period. This would likely bring wintry outbreaks and colder than average temperatures to northern areas, as well as increasing the likelihood of more widespread cold spells. Any periods of milder, unsettled weather are more likely to be confined to central and southern areas, where greater than average rainfall is predicted. There is a continued risk of significant snowfall events on the boundary between colder and milder airmasses, with snow possible to low elevations.
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