UK weather

Headline:

Wet end to the weekend, frosty overnight.

Today:

For Wales and southern England, passing showers, possibly thundery in the southwest. Persistent rain at times for southern Scotland and northern England. Brighter and showery in the north and west. Rather cold in the north, but average in the south.

Tonight:

Much of the rain and showers move off to the east, leaving clear spells, allowing temperatures to fall way, below freezing in the north with a widespread rural frost.

Monday:

A mostly dry and bright day on Monday with sunny spells. Sunshine turns hazy into the afternoon with rain moving into the southwest later. Feeling chilly in the east.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Staying unsettled over the next few days with the risk of hill snow for North Wales, northern England and Scotland. Staying cold but temperature returning to average in the south.

A changeable pattern is likely during this period with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK. This means spells of rain and perhaps strong winds will move over the UK at times, with cooler, drier interludes between systems. Rainfall will probably be most frequent in parts of the south and west and some snow is likely in the north at times. Temperatures are expected to be near normal overall, mildest in the south and coldest in the north.

The tracks of low pressure systems will likely track farther farther south than normal during this period. This means that rainfall will probably be focussed across the south of the UK; conversely, higher pressure to the north means drier conditions here. Temperatures in the south will probably be near normal or perhaps slightly above at times, with the north colder than normal.