Weather and climate change

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Very windy in the north tonight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rain, some heavy, in the northwest moving into central areas, but little rain in east. Clear spells in south, perhaps with fog patches in southwest. Showers, some wintry following into far north. Spells of severe gales parts of northern Scotland.

Thursday:

Rain and drizzle across central areas moving south and clearing mid-afternoon, then dry with sunny spells. Scattered showers for northern areas, wintry in northeast. Winds easing down.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Unsettled and often very windy across the north with gales around some coasts. Rain at times, mostly across hills of the northwest. Mainly dry for the south.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Wed 26 Jan 2022

Through this period, the weather is likely to start off wetter than of late, with blustery showers in the north and cloudy with rain in the south, before clearing away through the day on Monday to leave brighter conditions. Cloudy and dry weather is then possible to return for most at the end of January, while it is likely to be wet and windy in the northwest at times, with wintry showers possible over high ground in Scotland. Moving into February, the largely settled and cloudy weather is likely to remain for most, with some rain and wind in the far northwest at times. Overall, temperatures are likely to be near or milder than average through this period, although some brief colder than average spells in the north are possible.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Wed 26 Jan 2022

The current north-south split to the weather is likely to continue from mid-February and through to the second half of the month, with most seeing drier than average conditions. The northwest of the UK is likely to see some rain and strong winds at times. During this period, temperatures are likely to remain milder than average overall, with brief colder incursions possible in the north.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Wed 26 Jan 2022