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More rain and snow on the way
After a brief respite another spell of potentially disruptive weather is on the way for parts of the UK.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:35; Sunset: 16:17. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Light snow showers changing to sunny by late morning. Sunrise: 08:33; Sunset: 16:20. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:31; Sunset: 16:22. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:29; Sunset: 16:25. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy. Sunrise: 08:27; Sunset: 16:27. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 31 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:25; Sunset: 16:30. UV: Low;
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Monday 1 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:23; Sunset: 16:32. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Stromness
Today (26 January 2021)
| Time | Now |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 |
| Visibility | VG |
| Humidity | 86% |
| UV | - |
Wednesday (27 January 2021)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 30% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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-1°
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-2°
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-2°
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-3°
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-1°
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-2°
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-2°
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-1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -4° | -3° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -4° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -5° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
7
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NE
8
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NE
7
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NNE
6
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NNE
5
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N
7
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NNE
7
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N
7
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NNE
6
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N
7
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NNE
6
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N
6
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NNE
6
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NE
4
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NW
5
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NW
5
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N
5
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N
5
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NW
5
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N
4
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ENE
6
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N
5
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E
4
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E
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 89% | 92% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 81% | 80% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 78% | 73% | 77% | 74% | 73% | 78% | 80% | 79% | 82% | 84% | 85% | 84% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (28 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-2°
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-1°
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-1°
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-1°
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2°
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2°
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0°
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0°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -3° | -4° | -5° | -1° | -2° | -4° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
4
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ENE
4
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NE
6
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NE
7
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NE
9
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ENE
8
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NE
9
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NE
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 78% | 78% | 84% | 76% | 74% | 77% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (29 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
0°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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3°
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3°
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1°
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0°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -3° | -1° | -1° | -3° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
9
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NE
13
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NE
13
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NE
12
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NE
13
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NNE
12
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NE
12
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NE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 80% | 76% | 75% | 60% | 68% | 73% | 74% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (30 January 2021)
| 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 | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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0°
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1°
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2°
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4°
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3°
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2°
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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -4° | -4° | -3° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
14
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N
13
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N
12
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N
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 74% | 74% | 73% | 69% | 61% | 64% | 72% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (31 January 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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4°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -4° | -2° | -2° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
12
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N
13
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NNE
13
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ESE
16
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SE
18
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SE
19
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ESE
20
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ESE
22
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 76% | 72% | 65% | 62% | 63% | 66% | 68% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (1 February 2021)
| 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% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 40% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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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° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
23
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ESE
23
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ESE
23
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ESE
23
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ESE
24
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ESE
23
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ESE
23
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SE
23
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 35 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 68% | 70% | 72% | 74% | 73% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Clear or sunny spells and wintry showers. Cold
This Evening and Tonight:
Scattered snow showers continuing across Shetland through this evening and overnight, pushing into Orkney during the early hours. Frosty overnight with some icy patches forming. Minimum temperature -4 °C.
Wednesday:
Another day of sunny spells and wintry showers, these most frequent across Shetland with the best of the sunshine for Orkney. Occasionally fresh northerly winds. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
A mix of sunny spells and scattered, and at times wintry, showers on Thursday and Friday. Largely dry and sunny on Saturday. Cold, frosty nights.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
After a very cold but bright start to Sunday, rain will move in from the west later. Going into next week, unsettled conditions look likely to dominate, with low pressure systems moving in off the Atlantic. The weather will be changeable. Periods of rain or wintry showers, and strong winds are likely, especially in the west, with brief more settled spells in between. Westerly or southwesterly winds during this period will bring milder temperatures to most areas, but occasional interludes of cold northerly winds are possible. It will be on this boundary between colder and milder airmasses where any snowfall to lower levels could possibly occur. Towards the end of this period, we may see high pressure build over the north of the UK, bringing colder temperatures and wintry outbreaks.
Updated:
Although confidence at this range is low, current signals suggest that high pressure could be positioned over the north of the UK during this period. This would likely bring wintry outbreaks and colder than average temperatures to northern areas, as well as increasing the likelihood of more widespread cold spells. Any periods of milder, unsettled weather are more likely to be confined to central and southern areas, where greater than average rainfall is predicted. There is a continued risk of significant snowfall events on the boundary between colder and milder airmasses, with snow possible to low elevations.
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