Whaley Bridge (Derbyshire) weather

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Fine, with sunny spells for most. Cold

Today:

Cold start inland, with early cloud and any isolated wintry showers easing away. Then fine and dry for most with sunny spells and light winds but staying rather cold. Cloudier across northwestern hills with further isolated wintry showers. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Any showers fading with clear spells and light winds overnight. Cold, with a widespread frost. Cloud thickening and winds strengthening, with rain and hill snow spreading northeast by dawn. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Saturday:

Any early snow soon turning to rain, with a rapid thaw following. Then much milder, with occasionally heavy rain persisting for much of the day. Windy throughout, with strong gusts. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Windy and mild again Sunday, with further outbreaks of rain. Winds gradually easing Monday and Tuesday, with further showers, and temperatures near or just below normal

Probably a quieter interlude to start this period for much of the UK as high pressure builds across the north with a return of night frosts. However there is still a risk of some rain across southern parts of the country on Wednesday, although the northern extent of this is uncertain. The high is likely to migrate eastwards during the second half of next week, potentially allowing some outbreaks of rain to move into some some northwestern areas along with some stronger winds. Into December, and while signals are mixed it looks most likely that high pressure may re-assert itself close to or over the UK, with temperatures generally near average, but some overnight frost is likely, and rather cold by day where any fog persists.

The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not 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. These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.