Weather and climate change

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Rain and snow clearing today. Colder, sunnier start this weekend.

Today:

Rain, with some snow will affect central parts of the UK today. Southern England looks mild with bright spells and heavy showers. Scotland and Northern Ireland will be colder with sunshine and wintry showers. Windy across southern and western parts.

Tonight:

Patchy rain and snow clearing from southern England overnight. Elsewhere mostly clear, with a few wintry showers in the north and east. A widespread frost, with icy patches. Winds easing.

Saturday:

After a frosty, locally icy start, Saturday will be largely dry with plenty of sunshine, and light winds. However, cloud and rain arriving in the west later, with winds freshening.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Wind and rain, with some snow, clearing to brighter skies and showers on Sunday. Turning milder. Sunshine, showers and brisk winds on Monday. Rain arriving in the south on Tuesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 13 Feb 2026

Showers or longer spells of rain as well as occasional strong winds are most likely as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow at times in the north, mainly on high ground. Temperatures varying from around average to cold at times, especially in the north. While unsettled weather is likely to continue, there may be some drier interludes between weather systems. Later in the period, there is a chance that more prolonged drier and settled conditions may begin to develop.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Thu 12 Feb 2026

Low confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period. There are signals for both unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of some heavy rain, but also periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean colder conditions. The latter, more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable at this stage, especially early in this period.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Thu 12 Feb 2026