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Unsettled weather continues
The forecast remains unsettled into next week, with spells of rain and strong winds expected to bring impacts to parts of the UK.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 07:25; Sunset: 17:13. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 07:23; Sunset: 17:16. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:20; Sunset: 17:18. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:17; Sunset: 17:21. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:14; Sunset: 17:23. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:11; Sunset: 17:26. UV: Low;
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 17:29. UV: Low;
Today (22 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 70% | 20% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
13
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W
13
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W
11
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W
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
| Visibility | E | G | E | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 83% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (23 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% | 70% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 60% | 30% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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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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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
12
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W
11
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W
12
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WNW
9
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WNW
8
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N
6
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WNW
4
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WNW
6
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NNW
7
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N
7
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NNE
8
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N
10
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N
11
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N
11
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NNW
11
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NNW
11
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NW
10
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NW
11
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WNW
11
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W
12
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W
13
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W
17
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W
18
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WNW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | M | VG | E |
| Humidity | 92% | 91% | 90% | 90% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 87% | 83% | 74% | 68% | 65% | 65% | 64% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 70% | 78% | 84% | 79% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 40% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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2°
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1°
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3°
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5°
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5°
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3°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 2° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
16
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WNW
12
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WNW
8
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S
5
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SE
8
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SE
9
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ESE
12
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E
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 |
| Visibility | VG | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 76% | 70% | 76% | 78% | 63% | 64% | 69% | 69% |
| 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 | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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5°
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5°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
17
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E
14
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ENE
13
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ENE
12
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ENE
14
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E
13
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ENE
14
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ENE
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 73% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 64% | 67% | 74% | 75% |
| 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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5°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
12
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W
11
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NE
10
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SE
11
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NE
12
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N
13
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NNW
11
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SSW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 77% | 78% | 77% | 69% | 70% | 76% | 76% |
| 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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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
13
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W
14
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SW
15
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SW
15
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E
17
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NNE
17
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N
18
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SSE
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 76% | 74% | 72% | 71% | 67% | 70% | 72% | 72% |
| 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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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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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) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
18
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NE
18
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NE
19
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E
19
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N
20
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W
20
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NW
19
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NNE
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 72% | 72% | 74% | 74% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 74% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Bright intervals and showers on Sunday. Winds easing.
This Evening and Tonight:
This evening and tonight will see further blustery showers, occasionally heavy with hail and thunder. Severe gale force westerly winds this evening, gradually easing down especially over Shetland. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Sunday:
Some bright or sunny intervals and showers, these gradually becoming less frequent later in the afternoon. Shetland rather cloudy at times. Still windy across Orkney with strong westerly winds. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Cold and windy on Monday with rain or sleet, southeasterly gales. Cold and bright on Tuesday and Wednesday with occasional wintry showers, light winds.
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. 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, with large diurnal variations. 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, 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 appears likely that conditions will turn generally more settled 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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