Montacute House (Somerset) weather

Headline:

Windy with showers or longer periods of occasionally heavy rain.

Today:

Largely dry with some hazy sunshine throughout the day. A few isolated showers are possible, some of these heavy. Breezy, with coastal gales possible. Temperature slightly lower than yesterday, but still mild for the time of year. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining mostly dry with some clear spells to start, but persistent heavy rain moves into the west early on Saturday, spreading eastwards to cover the whole region by dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Saturday:

Rain clearing eastwards during the morning leaving a bright day, with some hazy sunshine and isolated blustery showers. A very windy day with coastal gales. Feeling mild in any shelter. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Strong, gusty winds on Sunday with frequent showery spells. Winds easing slightly but feeling less mild early next week, with showers continuing on Monday and Tuesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 8 Dec 2023

Initially unsettled but mild, with rain clearing northern areas whilst showers and sunny spells expected in the south - potential for heavier showers merging into longer spells of rain. By mid-week becoming more settled as high pressure affects southern areas whilst remaining a more wet and windy regime in the north. As such, the wettest weather likely across western high ground, mainly in Scotland and occasionally parts of Northern Ireland and northwest England. Settled conditions in the south with average temperatures and cloudy at times with patchy light rain near coasts and over hills. Clearer spells favouring the southeast but these also allowing potential for fog or frost overnight. The following week returns to unsettled conditions but average to mild temperatures, though favouring the northwest for wettest and windiest conditions.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Thu 7 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 hazards 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 Thu 7 Dec 2023