Weymouth - Climate Station (Dorset) weather

Headline:

Rain or showers today and turning windier later. Colder tomorrow.

Today:

Largely cloudy with periods of rain, this persistent and fairly heavy at times across Devon and Cornwall. Drier spells are likely too, these most prolonged in eastern counties. Mild in the west but becoming rather windy here later. Chilly elsewhere. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Temperatures rising this evening with rain turning more persistent and widespread, with heavy periods at times. Rain clearing to showers overnight and turning colder later. Windy with coastal gales possible. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Tuesday:

A cloudy and breezy morning with isolated blustery showers. Mainly dry during the afternoon with occasional sunny intervals but showery rain possible in west Cornwall. Feeling cold despite winds easing. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Staying cold with wintry showers possible on Wednesday and Friday but dry with sunny periods for most. More general rain, sleet and snow could occur on Thursday. Frost and ice.

Cold or very cold conditions are expected across most if not all parts of the UK early in this period, with wintry showers affecting in particular northern parts and exposed coastal districts, although it may well be largely sunny. Into the weekend likely turning to more wet and windy conditions with some snowfall on the leading edge of this. Into the following week possibly cooler again though wintry conditions mostly limited to northern hills with a potential for more organised areas of rain, snow and strong winds at times, this probably also associated with milder temperatures, at least in the south. Later in the period, conditions remain uncertain, but some indications for a further more settled spell around the turn of the month.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through early December. In general, there looks like a trend towards drier and more settled conditions, with high pressure potentially being the more dominant influence over the UK. However. there is also a chance of more changeable weather patterns, which would see Atlantic weather systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. Temperatures generally close to average, perhaps a little above at times, especially in the south.