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Storm Christoph will bring multiple hazards to the UK this week, initially heavy rain.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 07:55; Sunset: 16:22. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 19 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:54; Sunset: 16:24. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 20 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 07:53; Sunset: 16:25. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 21 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny by late morning. Sunrise: 07:52; Sunset: 16:27. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 22 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:50; Sunset: 16:29. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:49; Sunset: 16:30. UV: Low;
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Sunday 24 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:48; Sunset: 16:32. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Rayleigh
Today (18 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 60% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
12
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SSW
15
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SSW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 29 | 30 |
| Visibility | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 90% | 92% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - |
Tuesday (19 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 | 60% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
17
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SW
18
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SW
19
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SW
20
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SW
19
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SW
18
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WSW
20
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WSW
19
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WSW
19
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WSW
19
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SW
20
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SW
21
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SW
22
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SW
22
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SW
21
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SW
22
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SW
21
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SW
22
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SW
21
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SW
21
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SW
22
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SW
22
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SSW
22
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SSW
23
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 |
| Visibility | M | G | M | G | G | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 92% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 88% | 86% | 82% | 81% | 79% | 78% | 81% | 84% | 86% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (20 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 | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
23
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SSW
23
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SSW
21
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SSW
21
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SSW
23
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SSW
24
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SSW
23
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SSW
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 89% | 90% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (21 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 | 90% | 60% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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5°
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4°
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5°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 0° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
21
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WSW
20
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WSW
19
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SW
18
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SW
19
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SW
15
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SSW
11
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W
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 15 |
| Visibility | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 85% | 81% | 79% | 70% | 73% | 85% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (22 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 | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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6°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | -2° | -2° | 1° | 2° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
9
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WNW
11
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W
12
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12
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14
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13
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WSW
12
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WSW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 89% | 87% | 86% | 75% | 69% | 77% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (23 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% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 70% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 1° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
12
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SW
12
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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SW
13
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WSW
13
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SW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 87% | 89% | 90% | 84% | 81% | 87% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (24 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% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
13
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WSW
12
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SW
13
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SW
13
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WSW
15
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W
14
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 78% | 75% | 81% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for England.
East of England weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy, wet and increasingly windy.
This Evening and Tonight:
Soon becoming cloudy and breezy as rain spreads in from the west. Spells of rain will continue for much of the night, turning heavy at times. Becoming largely dry later in the night, but increasingly windy. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Tuesday:
A mostly dry morning with bright spells, but some rain is possible in the north. Cloudier in the afternoon with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards later. Mild, but very windy. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Windy Wednesday with further spells of rain. Colder with gales for a time into Thursday, ahead of a drier, less windy, but colder end to the week, with frosts returning.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Rather cold and unsettled conditions look likely for most of the UK, as a low pressure system remains to the northeast. Northwesterly winds from this system are expected to bring frequent showers, particularly to north and west-facing coasts, and this will likely fall as snow over high level areas, and also down to lower levels at times. Atlantic low-pressure systems are expected to cross the south/central parts of the country at times, bringing rainfall and periods of slightly milder temperatures, and there will be a risk of snowfall on the boundary between the mild and cold air masses. Northern and central areas are more likely to be affected by wintry hazards during this period. Temperatures mostly rather cold, but closer to average near approaching lows in the south.
Updated:
Confidence for this period is low, though there is a signal for weaker than average westerly winds and for Atlantic low-pressure systems to track further south than normal. This will bring below-average temperatures to the north of the UK, with a greater than normal risk of wintry precipitation. Further south, there is a continued risk of unsettled conditions, with above-average rainfall and periods of slightly above average temperatures. There remains the potential for significant snowfall along the boundary between colder air to the north, and the milder air in the south, with the greatest risk across central and northern areas. Through this period there is a greater than average chance of cold spells spreading across the whole UK at times with the associated risk of wintry hazards.
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