Preston Moor Park (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Frosty night with fog patches lingering into Wednesday.

This Evening and Tonight:

A dry end to the day with largely clear skies. This continuing overnight with temperatures tumbling away and a widespread frost forming. Turning murky for some as freezing fog patches also develop. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Wednesday:

Freezing fog patches slowly clearing on Wednesday morning. Feeling cold despite some initial sunny spells, with cloud building throughout the day. Turning wetter and windier during the evening. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Becoming milder for the rest of the week. But this comes in association with widely unsettled conditions - strong winds, plus heavy rain and showers.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 5 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 Tue 5 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 Tue 5 Dec 2023