Brookhouse (Lancashire) weather

Headline:

Much brighter this weekend with some sunshine at times.

Today:

A much brighter day than on Friday with occasional sunny spells, but also cloudier periods with the chance of an isolated shower, especially over the Pennines. Feeling rather chilly, but somewhat less cold than on Friday. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells this evening but tending to turn cloudier overnight with showers becoming more likely, especially in the east. Cold with a frost in places and icy patches on hills. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Sunday:

Probably somewhat cloudier than today, but occasional sunny spells are possible, these most likely along the west coast. Scattered showers, locally quite heavy. Feeling cold in the easterly breeze. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Staying cold next week. Showers are possible at times, perhaps wintry over higher ground, but many places staying largely dry. Occasional sunny spells, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday. Overnight frosts.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 3 Dec 2022

There is reasonable confidence that temperatures will remain below average, and it looks like turning even colder from Wednesday. Showers will fall increasingly as snow in the north, even to lower levels at times with notable accumulations over the Scottish mountains. There is a low risk in the far southwest, of a more prolonged spell of rain, which would turn to snow over the moors, but this is far from certain. The best of the clear or sunny spells looks most likely in the west, though this could lead to some hard night frosts. Towards mid-month, the signal for below average temperatures weakens with hints of milder, wetter conditions pushing in from the southwest - though any such features could be preceded by a period of hill snow.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Fri 2 Dec 2022

It remains very uncertain in the second half of December, but the signal for below average temperatures does weaken, especially in southern and western areas, where it could also be wetter and windier at times. With the north and east most likely to hold on to colder conditions for longest. Any transition between the cold and mild conditions would bring a risk of rain, with sleet and snow especially over the hills.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Fri 2 Dec 2022