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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: 0 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 17:34. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:09; Sunset: 17:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Sleet changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:07; Sunset: 17:38. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:05; Sunset: 17:40. 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. Sunrise: 07:03; Sunset: 17:42. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:00; Sunset: 17:44. UV: Low;
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 06:58; Sunset: 17:46. UV: Low;
Today (23 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
2
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SSW
2
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SW
3
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SSW
3
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 78% | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| 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% | 10% | 80% | 90% | 70% | 70% | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 80% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 40% | 50% | 80% | 40% | 20% | 40% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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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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3°
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4°
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5°
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7°
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8°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 1° | -1° | -3° | -4° | -3° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
3
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ESE
4
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SE
6
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SE
9
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ESE
10
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ESE
11
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ESE
12
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ESE
11
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ESE
9
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SE
7
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SSW
9
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SW
13
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SW
14
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WSW
14
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WSW
17
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W
19
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W
19
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W
20
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W
19
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W
19
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W
19
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W
17
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W
18
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18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 36 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | M | VP | VP | P | P | P | P | M | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 92% | 97% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 95% | 95% | 97% | 95% | 94% | 91% | 87% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| 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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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 80% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
18
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W
16
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W
15
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W
13
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W
15
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W
13
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WSW
12
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W
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 36 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 27 |
| Visibility | E | VG | G | G | M | VG | M | G |
| Humidity | 78% | 81% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 72% | 89% | 82% |
| 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 | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
14
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W
12
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W
11
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WNW
12
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WNW
17
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WNW
17
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W
14
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W
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 83% | 85% | 83% | 74% | 69% | 75% | 77% |
| 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% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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4°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
11
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WSW
10
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WSW
8
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SW
8
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WSW
11
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WSW
13
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SW
11
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SW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 83% | 88% | 88% | 78% | 70% | 78% | 82% |
| 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 | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 60% | 80% | 50% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
11
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SW
10
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SSW
9
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SSW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 83% | 81% | 87% | 89% |
| 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 | 50% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
11
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SW
12
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
15
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W
16
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W
13
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WSW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 87% | 85% | 81% | 75% | 70% | 76% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Severe flood warnings in force
for England.
North West England weather forecast
Headline:
Snow overnight and into tomorrow. Clear and bright tomorrow afternoon.
This Evening and Tonight:
Any daytime showers will begin to fade into the evening leaving brief clear spells. Heavy rain will push in through the early hours turning to hill snow, particularly across the Peak District. Low level snow could also develop in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
Monday:
The early snow will turn to sleet and rain, eventually clearing into the afternoon. A cloudy but bright afternoon and sometimes breezy. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
A mixture of sunshine and showers, with the risk of hail and thunder at times. Wintry showers also possible, especially across the hills. Turning colder with patchy ice overnight.
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.
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