Sheldon (West Midlands Conurbation) weather

Headline:

Rain at times, heavy in places with some hill snow.

Today:

A wet day with rain at times, this probably heaviest in the south of the region, where localised flooding is possible. Some snow is likely over the Peak District and Shropshire hills. Feeling cold with icy patches possible, and breezy. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Staying damp this evening and overnight with further periods of rain and drizzle, perhaps still falling as snow over some hills. Turning icy and quite foggy over higher ground. Cold. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Tuesday:

A showery start to the day, but turning drier albeit staying mainly cloudy. Turning a bit brighter during the afternoon with sunny intervals developing. Winds easing, but feeling quite cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Frost and patchy freezing fog clearing on Wednesday, then generally bright. Rain is likely by the evening, possibly preceded by hill snow. Milder, wetter and windier to end the week.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 4 Dec 2023

A transition to milder, wetter and windier conditions is likely to have spread to most of the country by Friday. By this time the main chance of any snow becomes more restricted to high ground in the north. However, the change in conditions may take until the weekend to reach the far northeast with wintry showers remaining possible here. Thereafter, a continuation of generally unsettled conditions is most likely through mid-December with spells of heavy rain and strong winds for most areas at times. Temperatures are most likely to be around average though with some milder spells, more especially in the south. Colder interludes remain possible but likely shorter-lived than the current period and probably more restricted to the north.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sun 3 Dec 2023

Conditions are most likely to be changeable through this period. Wetter and windier than average conditions are slightly more likely than normal, especially in the west and northwest. Temperatures are most likely to be near or above average overall, especially in the south and west. It is possible that there will be further colder interludes, but these likely to be short lived at first. Perhaps a greater chance of a longer cold spell late in the period.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sun 3 Dec 2023