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Unsettled conditions continue
More wind and rain after Storms Ciara and Dennis wreaked havoc across the UK.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Fog changing to heavy snow by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:38; Sunset: 17:31. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow changing to sleet by late morning. Sunrise: 07:36; Sunset: 17:34. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow. Sunrise: 07:33; Sunset: 17:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow changing to cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:31; Sunset: 17:38. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow. Sunrise: 07:28; Sunset: 17:41. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers. Sunrise: 07:26; Sunset: 17:43. UV: Low;
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow. Sunrise: 07:23; Sunset: 17:45. UV: Low;
Today (20 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 30% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-3°
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-3°
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-2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -15° | -15° | -15° | -15° | -16° | -16° | -16° | -16° | -16° | -15° | -14° | -14° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
40
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47
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44
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WSW
46
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48
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55
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50
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53
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52
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52
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48
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WSW
49
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WSW
46
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 48 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 68 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 60 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | VP | M | VP | VP | VP | VP | M | P | P | M |
| Humidity | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (21 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 | 90% | 90% | ≥95% | 80% | 70% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-2°
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1°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -10° | -9° | -8° | -7° | -7° | -6° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -9° | -9° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -12° | -13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
49
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WSW
52
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56
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58
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60
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64
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64
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64
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63
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61
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WSW
58
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WSW
54
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WSW
50
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WSW
49
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WSW
48
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WSW
47
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WSW
47
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WSW
47
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WSW
48
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WSW
48
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WSW
48
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WSW
46
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WSW
44
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WSW
47
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 65 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 79 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 68 |
| Visibility | VP | M | VP | M | M | VP | VP | P | P | P | P | P | P | G | VG | VG | VG | G | M | P | VP | VP | VP | P |
| Humidity | 99% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 96% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 96% | 98% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (22 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 | 70% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 70% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-3°
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-4°
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-5°
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-5°
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-4°
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-5°
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-5°
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-4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -13° | -15° | -16° | -16° | -15° | -15° | -15° | -14° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
47
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WSW
48
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WSW
46
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WSW
43
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WSW
43
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WSW
39
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WSW
37
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WSW
34
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 69 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 61 |
| Visibility | P | M | P | M | P | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 98% | 96% | 98% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (23 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 | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-4°
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-3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -14° | -13° | -12° | -12° | -11° | -10° | -10° | -10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
34
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WSW
30
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WSW
25
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WSW
23
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22
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21
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16
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SSW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 59 | 49 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 15 |
| Visibility | M | P | P | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 88% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (24 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% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 90% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-4°
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-5°
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-3°
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-1°
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-1°
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-2°
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-3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -10° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -12° | -13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
12
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22
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SSE
28
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32
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SSW
38
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SW
44
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WSW
41
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WSW
40
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 79 | 71 | 71 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VP | P | G | M | P | M |
| Humidity | 92% | 95% | 99% | 99% | 96% | 98% | 97% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | - | 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 | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-3°
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-4°
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-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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -13° | -13° | -13° | -12° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
36
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WSW
28
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WSW
24
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SW
22
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SW
20
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SW
19
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SW
17
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SW
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 64 | 53 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 28 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | M | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 95% |
| 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 | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-6°
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-6°
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-6°
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-5°
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-4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -12° | -13° | -12° | -11° | -12° | -12° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
19
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WSW
19
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
19
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WSW
19
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WSW
19
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SW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Cold and windy with wintry showers on Thursday.
Today:
Bright or sunny intervals and frequent wintry showers, some hail and thunder in west, and some fresh snowfalls on higher ground. Strengthening westerly winds, some severe gale gusts west coast. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Tonight:
Wintry showers will remain frequent this evening bringing fresh snowfalls on higher ground. Then clouding over with rain overnight becoming persistent and heavy in west. Southwesterly gales, Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Friday:
Rain, heavy in the west, with strong to gale southwest winds. Brighter showery weather reaching the northwest in afternoon, and turning showery everywhere in evening, turning wintry overnight. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
A showery weekend the showers often wintry on higher ground, and staying windy. Rain, preceded by high ground snow, on Monday, then brighter with showers, severe gales later.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled and often windy conditions are expected to continue with areas of rain moving east across the UK interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Rain is likely to be heaviest across western and northwestern areas, especially over the hills, with the best of any more prolonged drier interludes in the south and east. Hail and thunder are also possible in the showery interludes with snow at times over northern hills. Temperatures will generally be around average, but above in the south. Some brief quieter, colder spells are also possible later in the period, especially in southern and eastern areas, these bringing some overnight frost and patchy fog in places. Elsewhere will continue to see spells of wet and windy weather.
Updated:
A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter but showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest, with drier conditions expected in southern and eastern parts. It will perhaps become more generally settled by the middle of March, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet weather most likely in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, with any cold interludes fairly brief, but with the continued risk of overnight frosts.
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