March weather

Headline:

Cloudier for a time overnight, breezier. Monday, fine and dry.

This Evening and Tonight:

Becoming cloudier and breezier from the north during the evening, with scattered showers moving south. Turning dry and chilly with clear spells through the early hours, however frost is not expected in the persistent breeze. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Monday:

A chilly start but becoming pleasantly warm by afternoon in long sunny spells. Patchy cloud mainly towards the coast, where the brisk breeze should ease later. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

A dry, settled period. Bright or sunny spells but also rather cloudy at times. Pleasantly warm by day after some chilly starts. Some early fog patches possible.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Mar 2019

On Friday and Saturday settled weather continues to prevail across central and southern parts, bringing dry but often cloudy weather. Any rain is likely to be confined to the north and northwest where it may be windy with a risk of gales. Going through the following week, many areas are likely to turn more generally unsettled. Cloudier, wetter and breezier conditions across the northwest are likely to move southeastwards at times, but tend to fragment as they do so, meaning relatively little rain for parts of the southeast. Brighter, showery interludes will also affect the north, with the showers bringing some hill snow here. Some warm spells in the south at first, otherwise temperatures are likely be around normal, with some colder interludes possible, particularly in the north.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Mar 2019

At the start of this period it looks most likely that we will see changeable conditions as spells of wet and windy weather moving southeastwards across the UK. The most unsettled conditions are likely to be in the northwest, with more settled weather across southeastern areas. Temperatures should be near average for most. Towards the middle of the month confidence is low; however there is a possibility that we may see a return of more widely settled and drier weather. Some wetter interludes are still possible, particularly in the northwest. It could well turn warm at times, particularly in the south.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sun 24 Mar 2019