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Wintry conditions for parts of northern Britain
The forecast for the coming week remains unsettled with rain and snow on Monday followed by a colder, showery spell mid-week.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:33; Sunset: 17:49. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to overcast by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:30; Sunset: 17:51. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Heavy showers changing to sleet in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:28; Sunset: 17:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:25; Sunset: 17:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:23; Sunset: 17:57. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:21; Sunset: 18:00. UV: Low;
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 18:02. UV: Low;
Today (23 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
8
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S
6
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SSE
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 8 | 10 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - |
Monday (24 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 50% | 90% | 70% | 70% | 90% | ≥95% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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2°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -2° | -4° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 0° | 1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
10
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SSE
11
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SSE
14
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ESE
14
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ESE
17
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ESE
19
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SE
20
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SE
19
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SE
17
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SE
12
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SSE
10
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SW
11
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WSW
22
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W
24
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WNW
25
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WNW
26
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WNW
26
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WNW
24
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WNW
22
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WNW
23
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W
24
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W
23
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W
21
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W
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
| Visibility | VG | G | M | VP | VP | M | P | P | M | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | VG | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | M |
| Humidity | 87% | 86% | 93% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 94% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 93% | 91% | 88% | 86% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 87% | 89% | 90% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (25 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 80% | 50% | 80% | 40% | 40% | 60% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
19
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WSW
19
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W
20
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WSW
18
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WSW
19
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WSW
19
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W
21
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W
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | E | M | VG | VG | VG | E | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 93% | 94% | 92% | 79% | 84% | 82% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (26 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 10% | 50% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
19
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W
17
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NW
26
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WNW
25
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WNW
23
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W
20
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W
19
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WSW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 27 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | E | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 84% | 85% | 73% | 67% | 73% | 80% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (27 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
14
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WSW
15
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WSW
15
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SW
16
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WSW
19
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WSW
21
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WSW
18
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SW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 88% | 91% | 85% | 74% | 70% | 81% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (28 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
15
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SSW
14
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SW
15
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SW
15
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SW
16
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SW
16
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SSW
15
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SSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 92% | 88% | 78% | 76% | 85% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (29 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
16
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
21
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WSW
22
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WSW
20
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WSW
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 31 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 89% | 87% | 82% | 72% | 68% | 76% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Northern Ireland weather forecast
Headline:
Rain, sleet and snow early Monday, clearing to showers later.
This Evening and Tonight:
Dry and cold this evening. Rain, sleet and snow will spread from the southwest in the early hours, giving some accumulations on hills, as brisk southeasterly winds develop. Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Monday:
Rain, sleet and hill snow will clear through the morning and early afternoon, with clearer weather with a few showers following from the southwest. Cold. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
A cold and bright few days to come with occasional showers, wintry on hills. Overnight frost.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
To start the period, unsettled and often windy conditions will continue with areas of rain moving east across the UK, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Rain is likely to be heaviest across western areas, with wintry showers in the north. The south will see the best of any more prolonged drier interludes. Continuing through the period, there is an increased chance of deep low pressure systems affecting somewhere in the UK, causing large amounts of rainfall and very strong winds. Temperatures are likely to frequently oscillate between rather cold and rather mild. During any colder interludes, there is likely to be some snow on the high ground of the north. The weather may become more settled in the southeast at the very end of this period, though remaining unsettled elsewhere.
Updated:
A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first in the north, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter, but showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest. It should be more settled with drier conditions expected in southern and eastern parts. Progressing through this period, conditions will likely turn more settled across most areas by the middle of March, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet and windy weather most likely in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, but there will be large diurnal variations should more settled conditions take control, with frosts becoming likely.
Updated:
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