Weather and climate change

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Changeable with rain at times. Some warm sunshine too.

This Evening and Tonight:

Mostly clear this evening in the north with some frost forming, and central and northeastern parts of Scotland will remain chilly overnight. Elsewhere cloud will increase from the south. Light rain developing Northern Ireland and southwest Scotland. Some fog patches.

Wednesday:

It will be rather cloudy and breezy across Scotland and Northern Ireland tomorrow with patchy rain. Elsewhere low cloud and fog slowly lifting to give some pleasantly warm sunshine.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Rain affecting northern and western areas on Thursday. Some warm sunshine elsewhere. Patchy rain clearing southeastwards on Friday, perhaps returning to the south and southwest Saturday. Otherwise fine. Turning cooler.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Mar 2026

A broad northwest-southeast split in the weather looks the most likely scenario as we move into the second week of March. High pressure centred over continental Europe should maintain enough of an influence across southern and eastern UK to allow for a fair bit of dry and at times bright weather, whilst the majority of rain-bearing weather systems affect the northwest of the UK. Some strong winds are likely at times in the northwest. Temperatures look to be mostly near to a little above average. Towards the end of this period, there is chance that unsettled conditions in the northwest may become rather more widespread.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Mar 2026

A more widely unsettled spell of weather is possible through the middle part of March, with periods of rain and strong winds affecting much of the UK. Whilst confidence in the details is low, there is the potential for weather patterns to become slower-moving towards late March, with unsettled weather become more confined to parts of the south, whilst areas towards the north and northwest turn drier. Given this pattern, the chance of wintry hazards will increase compared to earlier in March. Overall, temperatures will probably end up near to average, but there is an increasing chance of below average temperatures towards the end of March, though at present, there is no strong sign for any really cold weather to develop.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Mar 2026