Weather and climate change

Headline:

Rain at times, windy in the west later. Milder.

Today:

Rain and brisk winds will move northeast through the morning. Drier with perhaps some brightness across some southern and central areas during the afternoon. Feeling milder for all. Turning windy in the west later as further rain arrives by evening.

Tonight:

Windy in the west with coastal gales. Rain in the west slowly edging eastwards and easing, turning dry across Northern Ireland by morning. A mild night for all.

Monday:

An unsettled start to the week with wind and rain though some drier spells to end the day with lighter winds. Temperatures remain above average for the time of year.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Drier overall on Tuesday and Wednesday with high pressure in charge. A chance of rain returning on Thursday. Staying mild with winds easing.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 1 Mar 2026

High pressure looks to hold the greatest influence for much of this period, especially towards the south or southeast of the UK. This means that many places will see plenty of dry weather with variable cloud amounts and some sunshine. The best of the sunny weather is most likely towards the south or southeast. Some overnight fog is possible given clear skies and light winds. However, frontal systems are still likely to affect the north and west of the UK at times, perhaps pushing further east on occasion, bringing some rain and strong winds, and perhaps some hill snow across high ground in the north. Temperatures will be near or above normal, although a few patchy overnight frosts are still likely.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sun 1 Mar 2026

Little change at first, probably most unsettled in the west and northwest but drier and brighter toward the east and southeast. Lower confidence late-March but perhaps a trend toward more blocked and slow-moving weather patterns, although uncertain whether this will lead to cyclonic and so more unsettled weather or anticyclonic, more settled and maybe colder patterns in the vicinity of the UK. In general, some rain still probable but distribution of any wetter areas is extremely low confidence. Temperatures overall near or above average, perhaps with a slightly increasing chance this may trend colder towards the end of the month.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 28 Feb 2026