Didcot (Oxfordshire) weather

Headline:

Generally cloudy and dry today. Rain arriving this evening.

Today:

Generally cloudy and dry today, although some limited brighter spells may occur, especially at first. Patchy light rain may develop, ahead of a band of rain arriving late afternoon or early evening across counties to the north of London. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

A band of rain, with perhaps some locally heavy bursts, will clear south. Clear spells will develop and it will become chilly, especially in rural locations. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Sunday:

Dry with varying amounts of cloud, but also sunny or clear spells. Temperatures close to, or slightly below, average. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday spells of rain, sometimes heavy, clearing Tuesday morning with perhaps some temporary hill snow. Mainly dry and bright conditions follow Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday. Windy at times. Becoming colder.

Cold or very cold conditions are likely to affect most if not all parts of the UK early in this period, with wintry showers affecting in particular northern parts and exposed coastal districts. Overnight frost will likely be widespread and occasionally strong winds will result in significant wind chill. However, there may be some more organised areas of rain and snow, accompanied by strong winds, which run across some parts. This could lead to some disruptive weather at times. Briefly milder conditions may accompany these in the south. There is a hint that it may become less cold late in the period, but still likely remain mostly unsettled with further spells of rain and snow.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period. 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 a chance of more changeable weather patterns at times, 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.