Cold weather to come in the forecast
As we head through Friday and into the weekend a colder easterly regime becomes established across the country.
Read moreDry with sunny periods.
Early fog patches will clear during the morning to leave a dry day with the best of the sunny spells in the west and the north. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Dry conditions will continue through the night. It will be cloudy at times but with clear spells and light winds it will be frosty. Minimum temperature -2 °C.
Saturday will be mostly cloudy with the occasional bright spell. There is the chance of a few light showers east, wintry on the hills. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
It will stay mostly cloudy and dry with occasional bright or sunny spells Sunday into Monday morning . Showery rain, wintry on the hills, builds Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning.
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High pressure is expected to be slow moving and centred to the northeast of the UK over Scandinavia during this period. As a result, east or southeasterly winds will dominate, these bringing cold conditions across the UK from mainland Europe. Some light rain and hill snow is likely at first, particularly across the south of the UK. Dry conditions will probably become more prevalent later in this period with some spells of sunshine or clear skies. However, there is a continued risk of some wintry precipitation at times, particularly along southern and southwestern areas. Temperatures are expected to be below normal during the day with some overnight frost. Brisk winds will exacerbate the cold feel, particularly in the south of the UK.
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Weather patterns in the UK are most likely to be slowly evolving. It is most likely that high pressure to the east or northeast of the UK will dominate at first in some form or another, but with time this may decline, allowing an erratic transition to rather more unsettled and less cold conditions. During this transition there is the possibility of periods or rain or snow, at least for a time, but confidence in these details is currently very low.
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