Tuesday will start with a band of rain moving steadily south-eastwards across the UK. In places this rain may be locally heavy, particularly as it continues its slow and sometimes erratic progress across remaining areas. As the rain clears, conditions will become increasingly showery from the west.

These showers will be widespread and blustery, with some turning heavy and potentially thundery. Hail is likely in places, especially across north-western areas. Over higher ground in the north, showers may turn wintry later in the day. It will be windy for many, with gales developing in northern regions. Temperatures will be near average at first, but colder air will begin to push southwards through the afternoon and evening.

By Tuesday night, the rain will have cleared the far south-east. Clearer spells will follow, but these will be interspersed with showers, most frequent and heavy in the north and west. As colder air becomes more established, some showers will turn wintry, with snow possible over higher ground in northern areas. Any significant accumulations are likely to be confined to hills and mountains. Winds will remain brisk, adding to the chilly feel.

Outlook for Wednesday

Early on Wednesday, any lingering rain across south-east England will clear quickly. Elsewhere, the day will be characterised by sunny spells and showers. These showers will again be most frequent in the north-west and may be heavy at times, with hail, thunder and a mix of sleet, graupel or snow. Accumulating snow will mainly be limited to high ground in the north.

Winds will remain strong, with a risk of coastal gales and sharp gusts near showers. Temperatures will be widely below average, and the combination of wind and colder air will give a pronounced wind chill. Showers will gradually ease from the west later in the day.

Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Annie Shuttleworth, said: “There will be some quite persistent rain across parts of North Wales and western areas of the Pennines, and this is set to continue through much of Tuesday. Further south of this band, conditions will remain largely dry today. There may be the odd spit or spot of rain, but overall it should be another relatively dry day, although it will be a breezier one.

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“That rain then pushes further south overnight into Wednesday. It will be a fairly mild day for the time of year across the far south tomorrow, while for most areas temperatures will be closer to average. Across the far north of Scotland in particular, blustery showers will continue, with some falling as snow and hail, making it a rather unpleasant day for many northern areas on Tuesday.

“This more unsettled, wetter theme becomes more widespread on Tuesday evening, with some very gusty winds around the band of rain as it moves further south across England and Wales. This spell of unsettled weather could bring some disruption later on Tuesday, so it’s worth keeping up to date with the forecast. It then turns colder, with a risk of a few snow flurries, meaning winter may not quite be over just yet.”

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