Weather and climate change

Headline:

Turning milder from the west with rain and strengthening winds.

This Evening and Tonight:

A band of locally heavy rain and associated strong winds with coastal gales, will move east and northeast overnight. After a cold start to the night for some with icy stretches in the northeast, milder air will spread eastwards.

Thursday:

Dull with pulses of rain, particularly heavy along south-facing hills and coasts. Becoming drier in the west during the afternoon. Widely windy with strong gusts and coastal gales. Noticeably milder.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

An unsettled end to the week with further heavy showers and rain. Often windy, but feeling mild when sheltered with temperatures climbing above average for the time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Wed 6 Dec 2023

This period is likely to often be unsettled with areas of low pressure tracking northeastwards close to or over the UK. This means bands of rain moving in from the west or southwest, interspersed with brighter showery conditions. As such, the wettest weather is likely to be across western high ground, though all parts could see some heavy rain at times. There is a greater than normal likelihood of periods of very windy weather too. Potential for a drier spell of weather to develop for a time around mid-month, particularly in the south, with frost and fog more prevalent. Overall, a relatively mild period for the UK, with above average temperatures more likely than not, especially so in the south and west.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Wed 6 Dec 2023

Most likely to be unsettled with further bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest. The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazard such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period. However, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Wed 6 Dec 2023