Weather and climate change

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Plenty of sunshine, ahead of rain and snow later.

Today:

An icy start to the morning, but with plenty of sunshine. Dry and sunny for the day ahead, with a few wintry showers around the coasts. Increasing cloud in the west as the afternoon progresses. Feeling rather chilly.

Tonight:

Rain and hill snow will move into western areas through this evening, and continue to move eastwards across the rest of the country overnight. Turning increasingly windy.

Sunday:

A wet start to Sunday, with outbreaks of rain and some snow. Staying unsettled through the day, but turning milder as blustery showers continue to move in from the west.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Sunny spells and heavy showers for Monday. A drier day on Tuesday with sunny spells, but rain arriving in the southwest later. Rain likely lingering in places through Wednesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Feb 2026

Showers or longer spells of rain as well as occasional strong winds are most likely as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow probable at times, mainly on high ground in the north. Temperatures varying from around or a little above average, especially in the south, to cold at times, especially in the north. While unsettled weather is likely to dominate, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. Later in the period, there is a chance that more prolonged drier and settled conditions may begin to develop.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Feb 2026

Low confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period. There are signals for both unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of some heavy rain, but also periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean colder conditions. The latter, more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable at this stage, especially early in this period.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Fri 13 Feb 2026